Earlier Alex had met Rakis. They talked about many things and among them, a topic was Rex.
"Master Rakis, I hope that you meet my son...", was what Alex said.
"Your son...?", Rakis wanted to know if Alex was indeed talking about Rex or not.
Of course, he would be talking about Rex, but Rakis just wanted to confirm that.
"Yes..."
"His name is Rex..."
After that Alex continued and explained about applying for the special test.
Alex asked if Rakis could give Rex a few pointers.
Of course, Rakis was in no shape to use sword efficiently, not now at least.
Such an old man could hardly even lift a wooden stick so Alex assumed that he was way too sick to teach Rex everything step by step.
"..."
"I don't think I can...", was what Rakis said.
"Huh...?", Alex was surprised by the denial.
He thought that Rakis would at least think about it, however, there was an instant no!
