After a week of practicing Ivon mastered the basics of archery and now every shot hit bull-eye from straight line , during this practice he also learned that the village is preparing for a fight against wild monster .
After knowing about it , he went to Sir Eynar and requested for his participation in the wild animals hunt. Sir Eynar told him that if Ivon prepared he will tell him , till then to keep practicing .
Ivon's archery training under Sir Eynar was both grueling and transformative . In the early morning Ivon would be roused from his warm bed by Sir Eynar yell. They would walk together to the training field focused not only on shooting but on understanding. Sir Eynar taught him that a bow is just a thing and any solid thing can be used as bow like a stick, tree's branch ,etc but to always respect whatever is used as bow as if any extension of his own arm .
Ivon practiced drawing the bowstring until his fingers blistered. Eynar instructed him to always be on proper stance , and learn from tree how to ground his feet firmly , and to hold his breath in the moment of release as if time itself were pausing . At first he couldn't understand anything it just went above his head but then Sir Eynar demonstrated those every technique with detail . After a month of rigorous training, Ivon can perfectly demonstrate his posture like a budding archer - strong and steady .
For the second month , Evon was told to shoot at the target but in between many obstacles which has only a small narrow opening , it took 4 days of trying then only could Ivon shoot perfectly the target . Then those obstacles were increased by one each time he could precisely strike the target . After 3 weeks of training Ivon now could strike the target even if a large tree is placed in front of the target.
For the last week of training , Ivon was taken to the high cliffs where winds roared and tested his balance . Here Ivon was told to learn to aim not at the target but at the space where the wind would carry his arrow .
At first he didn't understand it , then Sir Eynar told him to just shoot , his first shot went astray , after some more trying he understood Sir Eynar's word . He began to feel the rhythm of the wind , sensing when it would gust and when it would calm but knowing theory and applying it in practice is different .
It took 4 days of practice for Ivon to shot his arrow near the target , but still couldn't accurately strike the target . Just then a light signal was lighter in the village , seeing this both of them ran towards the village .
After an hour they reached and they saw that many soldiers were hurrying and people of the village were scared , seeing this he asked to sir Eynar
" Sir what happened , why are everyone hurrying ?!! " .
" It seems the wild beasts are preparing to attack the village " Eynar replies but he didn't tell about the conspiracy behind this attack .
Hearing this Ivon also panicked as it is his first time to fight wild beasts , then both of them went toward Village head house .
Soon they reached ,a voice reached Ivon's ear —
" Group up all the Village children quickly and arm everyone to fight, fast fast ....."
He saw soldiers bringing children one after another and making a group of them , and his father commanding the soliders .
Then he ran infornt of his father , and asked :
"Father I want to participate in the wild beasts hunts , my training has finished. "
Hearing this Thomas worried about his son safety , tells him " Son , we can manage those wild beasts but I want you to manage a heavy responsibility "
" Tell me father !! " replies Ivon in excitement.
" In a battle the children becomes the target of the wild animal , so I want you to protect and take them to put of the village through the secret passage " tells Ivon with a bit of sadness hidden inside his eyes which Ivon couldn't see .
Ivon hearing this was shocked , his father telling his run . His father again tells him " Ivon know that it is not running , I am giving you a duty to protect this children overwise all this innocent children will die "
" But father wouldn't staying in the village will be more better to protect them " Ivon ask in confusion .
" Ivon , for killing the wild beasts everyone will go near the village border , as noone will be present to protect the children of any beasts enter can massacre the children . " Thomas replies carefully .
He knows that winning this fight has only 2 percent chance as approximately 500 wild beasts are coming to attack the village and who knows whether those two village will attack them taking this chance .
He doesn't want Ivon to see his village die infront of him . And he also can't run as a Village head he has responsibilities to uphold , while he asked his wife to go with Ivon but she denied as without him where will she find the joy of living .
Ivon after hearing his father reasoning agreed to go .
Ivon didn't know any of the thought going on in his father's head , if he knew he wouldn't have decided to go .
Then he bid farewell and went to meet his mother .
Reaching his mother's room saw his mother standing near the window looking towards the village , then called her and he told her that his training has been completed, he can protect himself and others . His mother with thick emotion whispered " I'm proud of you , my son "
Then she pulled him into a tight embrace , her arms wrapping around him with tenderness. Ivon felt the warmth of her body , the softness of her hair against his cheek. While tears were slipping off her eyes which she hid them quickly. And told Ivon to protect himself and be safe , then Ivon went to pack everything for the task .