Now that Daisy knew what Rukelion was planning on doing (to a point), he was able to practice his sword drills back on the farm at night. She watched them curiously from a nearby hay bale where she sat with her chin resting on her knees.
When he finished and set the sword that had once belonged to Barry down, he wiped his sweaty bangs off his forehead since no one else was around. She was already aware of his eyes.
"Where did you learn all that?" she asked.
"From some mercenaries camped not far from here," he confessed, figuring it wouldn't hurt to tell her now that they were so close to leaving. "I wanted to get stronger before I joined the army so I didn't get stuck in the lowest rank forever. I've heard it's difficult to advance if you only learn the basic skills they teach you in their training."
