He spent an additional hour with Julius, speaking about his adventures and asking about his lessons with Nathan and Alexander.
From what he heard, Julius trained hard in controlled environments. As a former general, the adept overlooked the process each time, rushing to help when the boy messed up and ingraining battle strategies into his mind.
He sighed in relief as he went to Shepard's.
Despite his apprehension and their origins, Alexander took care of his brother.
Once inside, he explained how Aurora had targeted him and handed the heavy material bag to the arcanist.
"You can ask Elena to help or do it yourself, but I won't brew her potions."
Without waiting for an answer, he left, noticing his mentor's darkening face from the corner of his eye.
A moment later, he stepped into Nathan's room, almost bursting into laughter after pushing the door open and seeing Gaston and Elena had claimed the place.
