Chapter 165 - Rocky Start

The next practice session came and went quickly. Today's morning session was not nearly as difficult due to the first team practice that would start in the afternoon. Although he was strict, the Duke was not unreasonable. Everyone needed to be in good shape for the team to work together smoothly. If one person was too exhausted, it could end up dragging the entire team's performance down. Plus, he was not stupid. Commoners like Greyson were always the targets of disdain by the nobles in the Empire. They already had preexisting bias, so if Greyson underperformed later then that would only exacerbate those conflicts. If anything, the Duke wished that they would learn a lesson looking at the power of Greyson who had to fight and work hard to get to this point. But knowing those young brats, the Duke did not hold much faith in most of them. Only Braiden and Aphina would probably still act appropriately...