Though he had consciously decided to forgo training, the deep-rooted habit was a harder master to disobey. The urge for disciplined movement, for the clarity that came with exertion, pulled at him. Before meeting Khione, he felt a need to ground himself. An idea surfaced: he would go to the training grounds and exchange a few pointers with that formidable butler.
After changing into his training gear, he left his room and moved through the silent, grand halls of the Leclair estate. His path to the designated training ground was uninterrupted; he encountered neither Lux nor Adam, both surely still lost in the deep sleep of their late night.
