(Meanwhile, Leo's POV, The Time Stilled World)
Time passed quietly inside the Time Stilled World, and while Leo waited for confirmation of Mauriss's arrival on Planet Helion-6, another small milestone unfolded within the Skyshard family.
His second son, Mairon, had finally turned five.
Which meant that, starting from now, he too would join the daily combat training sessions that Leo had already begun conducting for Caleb.
The training field behind the Skyshard mansion had gradually become a familiar sight over the past year, with wooden practice weapons scattered across the ground and several training dummies standing nearby, each bearing the scars of countless practice strikes.
Caleb stood in the center of the field with a wooden dagger in hand, his posture steady and disciplined as he repeated the footwork pattern Leo had taught him earlier that morning.
Every step was deliberate.
Every movement controlled.
