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valiria was ready. alivia had questions.

it seemed to be the growth of their personalities.

"one day you may be a soldier." germanicus privately did not care for the notion of either his tiny daughters joining the ranks as auxillia. but he knew this thinking to be rigid and unfair.

"if you are a soldier, then one day you might also fight other wolves. we are not rabbits but their bodies are able to teach us such points."

he gestured to the thick pulse of blood in its throat and the other in inner thigh. "prey may be dispatched in any way you see fit but the goal is to minimize suffering and maximize what you may eat. in the same way, learning to kill efficiently will also teach you to strike with the same essence."

he looked between them, studying alivia a moment longer.