(Three days before, Third-person POV)
"Newbies dismiss"
"Thanks, Sir."
Without even wasting a single second, all the recruits under Desmond's command ran out of the place as if they were being chased by wolves that, considering the code name of their lieutenant, this attitude was quite appropriate.
Desmond on the other hand let out a funny laugh seeing the effect it caused on his recruits, To be honest, they reminded Desmond of something from the past, when he was just a child and his father made him train as if there was no tomorrow.
Back then Desmond couldn't wait for the day to end so that he could go play some musical instrument with his mother company, but time is relentless and now Desmond could only look forward to those days.
"Desmond?"
Taken out of his daze by Claire who appeared at some point beside him, Desmond snapped out of his memory and accompanied Claire out of the barracks with renewed energy.
