Days passed, and Sylvester sparred with Aurora from morning to evening the entire week. He ended up more beaten and bloodied every time, but the unspoken rule was not to go easy. Aurora helped Sylvester more, as she overpowered him too much. Meanwhile, only his strongest moves could make Aurora react thoughtfully.
Over time, his strength increased, making him crawl ever so close to advancing to Archwizard level four. But he was still not quite there and required an even bigger push, which he could sadly not find. So he decided to call it a good week and prepared to head down south.
"Are you sure you don't want me to come along?" Felix asked with a heavy heart as he arrived at Sylvester's house. "I thought we were a team."