Though the Capital was abuzz in the wake of the Varne Institute's decision, with protests and strikes occurring all over, Will only paid a superficial amount of attention to it as his main focus was looking after Arianna and training. He believed that Mjrna could arrive at any time, so between meals and obligatory appearances, he spent upwards of sixteen hours a day training while Lyra managed most of the household affairs.
'Focus...' Will told himself, standing in front of a large boulder, his mind focused to its absolute limits as he used a pair of spadroons to carve it like soft clay despite it being granite. If he kindled his Aura too quickly or lost his focus even for a split second, either his spadroons or the boulder would crack, so the training was designed to acclimate him to infusing his weapons with minimal waste. After all, unlike Paimon, he didn't have Mana and Aura to spare...
