"It's... complicated," I said carefully. "He's still just Arthur at home."
"But surely he must train constantly?" Marcus pressed, leaning forward with genuine interest. "I mean, to reach that level of skill, he must have some incredible regimen."
"He practices regularly," I admitted, "but he also spends time reading, helps with family dinners, worries about normal things. He's not some training-obsessed automaton."
"That almost makes it more impressive," Lydia observed thoughtfully. "The fact that he maintains such humanity while achieving these impossible things. Most prodigies I've known become so focused on advancement that they lose touch with everything else."
"The relationship management alone must be exhausting," Elena added with a slightly envious tone. "Coordinating schedules across three continents, maintaining emotional connections through long-distance communication, handling the political pressures..."
