My sister was being trained by Master Kindred. Although Master Kindred is related to the Kindred Duke family. Master Kindred is the Sister of Duke Kindred which is her elder brother. Duke Kindred is 274 years old and his sister is 198 years old. I don’t know much more than that though.

  “ Out of the three Duke families, Duke Kindred’s family is the only one that hasn’t produced a Grandmaster right? “

  Edward looked at me and thought for a bit.

  “ Well that’s true but everyone knows of their accomplishments. The Kindred family first became nobility 1276 years ago. Their ancestors accomplished this by saving over 276 people in a war. After that they made an advancement in basic formations used by Adept Mages. The advancement increased output out of basic formations by a bit over 1 % while also increasing the casting speed by nearly 2%. That rose them from a Baron to Viscount. “

  He stopped and seemed to be trying to remember more.

  “ Well that’s all I really remember from my lessons. My younger brother is more geared for this sort of thing. I spent most of my time training anyway. “

  I nodded and stood up. I still had other exercises I wanted to do. Kenny was still a bit tired but he stood up alongside Edward.

  “ Are you going to run again? Mind if we race again? “

  I shook my head.

  “ No, I have other things I want to do as well. I’m going to train my core and then do some lifting. After everything I’ll do my final mile and then finish with some stretches. “

  Kenny nodded.

  “ Well I'll join you then. If I can’t keep up then I'll call you my father! “

  Edward laughed as I looked at Kenny like he was an alien.

  “ Ken, you gotta stop making promises like that. Don’t you remember when you nearly lost a finger because a stupid promise? “

  Kenny stiffened a bit before he looked away embarrassingly.

  “ That’s in the past. Let’s not talk about it. Either way I'm still going to try this exercise regime of yours Ejaer. “

  I shook my head.

  “ Do what you wish. I won’t wait for you though. After this I plan to rest for a bit before sparring with someone. “

  I started walking to where I remembered the weights were. Kenny and Edward were following me as well. The fact that I was going to spar seemed to spark Edwards interest though.

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  “ What weapon do you use? “

  “ I use a sword mostly. Although I plan to rey out some other weapons like a warhammer. “

  Edward grinned.

  “ A warhammer? Like those small ones? I like heavier weapons like a Great Hammer, or a Great Sword. “

  “ Heavy weapons are good and all but I don’t know how I feel about them. I haven’t really tried them out. “

  “ Well I’m bigger than most other kids, so bigger weapons suit me better. You seem like you would be good with something like a longsword. Kenny is a bit shorter than you but he uses a mace. “

  Kenny nodded with a hint of pride in his eyes.

  “ I’m stronger than most others, and my Grandfather used a mace. He was only a 3rd class Adept Warrior, but he was rather well known among his comrades. Armor is a lot less effective against maces as well. “

  As he went on about maces I shook my head. We soon reached the lifting area. It was basically an outside gym. I looked around a bit before nodding to myself. Basic things like gyms were rather common. It’s the main way a lot of Warriors train.

  With that said, I wasn’t planning on going too hard. I want to do enough to gain muscle, but not enough to where I can’t use my limbs for the rest of the day. I walked over to some of the dumbbells and picked up 10’s. Edward walked over and picked up 15’s.

  “ Starting kind of low aren’t you? “

  I glanced at him and shook my head.

  “ Just warming up. Besides, I'm not trying to tire myself out. I still plan to spar a little later. If my muscles are sore, or something I wouldn’t be able to do that. “

  “ Well, that is true. Wanna fight with me then? “

  “ Later, sure. “

  He smiled before he started lifting the weights. I did so as well, and Kenny joined in. We did lateral raises, bicep curls, squats, overhead presses, and more. Granted, by the end of it we were all a bit tired. We sat down against a wall as we recovered a bit. Kenny groaned.

  “Shouldn’t we get water or something? I feel like I'm dying.”

  I nodded.

  “We should. I usually bring some with me but I forgot this time. I think there was a resting area. It should be towards the entrance of this whole thing.”

  Edward spoke up.

  “ Should we go there now? I think we should rest a little before continuing on. “

  I nodded my head in agreement, and I started to stand.

  “ Let’s go now. I don’t want anyone passing out or anything. “

  They didn’t refute that as they also stood up. We started walking to the bar like building I had seen before. Looking around there were a lot more people around. It wasn’t crowded in the slightest though. Things did seem more lively now. Some people were simply walking around, although most were training.

  Most of the training areas were out of sight, but it was evident that a lot of people were at the sparring area. The cheering and sounds of fighting could be heard from where we are.

  “Sounds like they’re having a lot of fun.”

  I looked at Edward. He was looking in the direction the sparring area was. I could see the urge to fight in his eyes.

  “Do you like fighting that much?”

  “Fighting? Well, yeah. It’s a show of strength and a matter of pride.”

  He looked at me.

  “Having the ability to triumph over all others is a great feeling. If someone triumphs over you it simply serves to boost you to greater heights. I’ve never fought against any mages before, but I know if I did I would do my best to win.”

  I looked in his eyes, before looking up at the sky. Other than my father and mother, I've never fought against anyone else. Even then, whenever they knocked me down I simply thought about what I did wrong. But I was curious. How would it feel to be at the top? Knowing that all others can’t even stand on the same ground as you.

  I’m fairly confident I will never know. However I do know that I will put my life on the line for those I care about. For the people and things I don’t? They aren’t of any concern to me. The whole world can go up in flames and I wouldn’t bat an eye. If someone hurts someone I care for, even i’m unsure of what i’ll do.