Habits were frightening, hard to break even if they went against an individual's instincts; for someone like Desmond, who was somewhat lazy in the mornings, the habit of getting up early was the ultimate self-torture.
Like every morning, even before the sunlight caressed his face, Desmond was already up. The day's first task was to organize his room, something simple enough since Desmond rarely spent time in it. Since Desmond's mother, Samantha Astryd, did not share the same habit of getting up early and being the one in charge of breakfast, Desmond was busy with other tasks before breakfast.
As the one who instilled such habits in Desmond, Eiden Astryd had also been awake for some time, taking care of his own business. Not long ago, Eiden would have spent a few hours teaching his son the art of the sword that took him decades to perfect, but that was over; Eiden no longer had anything to teach his son when it came to combat.
