Lucas landed a few meters away from Casey and he groaned in pain.
Casey stood up hurriedly with a red face as a tomato. She ran to help Lucas off the floor.
With her help Lucas tried to stand up but he fell so he sat down.
"I'm sorry ". She apologized in a timid voice.
This was the first time he had seen her timid and shy.
Normally she behaved bold and brave and always released an aura of confidence.
"W-we are still too young for that". She said as she looked at the floor " M-may-be when w-we grow up we can do stuff like t-that".
"It was a mistake! ,I fell" Lucas explained.
But Casey looked at him shyly and then she turned around and ran back to the house.
Lucas stared in the direction she ran for a while, then he stood up and dusted his body.
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In the dining room of the Dam's family house.
The whole family could be seen eating in silence which was a little awkward.
No one said anything as they concentrated on their food which was a little weird.
" Mommy, Daddy Can I and Casey go to the jungle?". Lucy asked after she was done eating.
" Why?" Marie asked.
" So we can both train our talents. Maybe if we can train with the beasts in the jungle we can increase our strengths and grades "Lucy explained.
Everyone who had talent had ranks (grades).
The rank went from F- to rank S+ which was the highest known to the public.
The ranks were as followed F-, F, F+, E-, E, E+, C-, C, C+,...S-, S, S+.
A rank Is divided into three levels which are initial, middle and pinnacle.
Lucy was in the pinnacle F- rank while Casey was in the middle a F rank.
"Yes Mom, we want to get stronger so that you can get into the academy when we reach seventeen" Casey added.
Marie looked at her daughters and then her gaze went to husband.
"They both have a point" Gary said as soon as he noticed her gaze. "They need to get stronger".
" Okay, since your father agrees then I don't have a problem with it" She said and the girls rejoiced on hearing it.
"But you have to take Lucas with you" She said and she looked at Lucas who was engrossed In his food.
Lucas paused immediately he heard what Marie said, he looked at her with the pale face.
" Mom why me ?" He asked.
" Don't you also have to train?" She questioned.
"Yes I do but I don't want to go hunting with them. I like going with Dad and I don't have a talent to train" He said.
"What's wrong with hunting with us" Casey asked with a displeased expression.
" Nothing, I'm just used to hunting with Dad" he replied.
" I'm not going hunting today" Gary said. "So I want you to go with them so that you can train your bow and arrow until you get your talent skill"
"Okay I'll go with you " Lucas agreed.
" Yes!" Lucy said " So it's decided you are coming with us"
Lucas smiled and continued his meal.
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During breakfast the timer,
[00:04:12:56].