"Zephyrion Calderalth—fourteen confirmed kills."
Kaiden's eyes snapped open.
"What!?"
"A-are you serious? Fourteen kills?"
"He took down that many!?"
"I could barely handle one…"
"…he's a monster."
Low gasps spread through the trainees as they turned toward Zephyrion, disbelief clear on their faces.
Fourteen kills… fourteen!
"I-instructor." Kaiden raised his hand. "…there has to be a mistake. I covered a large area and hardly found five. Fourteen is…"
"He found their base."
"There was a base? You didn't say anything about that—"
"Hah, kids these days. You really expect everything to be handed to you on a silver platter, huh?"
Garrick shook his head, his cold gaze settling on the trainees.
"A part of being a Calderalth warrior means thinking on your feet. You might be given little to no information and still be sent out. Whether you complete the mission depends on how well you adapt."
"Then this mission…!"
