“One more time,” I told Oceana after I got up from the ground. She is training me rapidly as per my request. I want to speed up my progress in order to convince Lantis. "I can still go on," I added, taking a deep breath.
"Are you sure?" she asked, raising her stick. "You're pretty beaten up right now."
"I can still go on," I insisted. "One more time."
She sighed before throwing her stick. "Let's call this a day. We still have one more day before King Lantis assesses you. You can't push yourself too hard or you'll regret it later."
"I don't think I can meet his expectation with this progress," I mumbled, clenching my hands in frustration. It's been almost a week since the agreement with Lantis took place. And day by day, I grow frustrated because I am not going anywhere. I badly want to
