"Princess, the Old Duke is already waiting for you. Shall we go?" Jane asked and smiled at Amishta.
"Wait, I will just changed my clothes. Since I will train today, might as well just used my training clothes when visiting grandpa so that it wont cause me more time." Jane nodded and helped Amishta with the clothes. She also changed her clothes as she will train with Amishta.
"Okay, then lets go." Jane lead the way and Amishta just silently followed. She actually missed her grandpa and she doesn't know what to say. She doesn't know if she passed the training or not since she obviously messed up.
"Grandpa." Amishta greeted and curtsy. Old Duke just nodded and asked her to sit with him.
"You failed but you've gain something. You successfully created your own group and during the war you basically gain some followers." Amishta pouted. She doesn't know what to say as his grandfathers way of comforting was way to straight forward but she still smiled.
"Grandpa do you think, my small group and my little follower was a good news after my training?" Amishta seriously asked.
"No, but atleast you exceed my expectation." Old Duke confessed. Amishta sighed but didn't loss hope.
"Then I will train harder." Old Duke agreed.
"Since you created that group then might as well you trained with them. I already knew that you want to train today so I asked your uncle to make your group train with you. They seem to be loyal to you but don't still trust them fully as everyone of them has something you don't know." Old Duke warned.
"I understand. Then I will train with them together with Jane." Amishta pointed at Jane.
"He is Butler Li's disciple so she is expected to be someone you can trust and I think you can depend on." Old Duke's approval made Jane and Amishta happy.
"She sure is grandpa."
"Princess, your group was already at the foot of the mountain. They will be waiting for you there." Butler Li stated.
"Okay then I won't be taking your time already. Go and train." Amishta hesitantly agreed and bid her goodbye. They easily arrived at the foot of the mountain and looked at her small group ahead. Amishta notice that Jane seems to hate them but she can't ask anymore as they were near them.
"Amishta, glad that you are okay. We don't intend to leave you but we can't argue with General Hiro---"Amishta cut off Marco's statement.
"I am perfectly fine and that it was fine. What you did was the best decision in the situation. If you died because of me then that will be the worst scenario." Amishta explained. The others were obviously worried but they just don't want to talked or expressed theirselves.
"The thought that we left you was obviously act of a traitor so we want you to forgive us." Dew stated while seriously looking at Amishta.
"Then, I forgive all of you. Since we are not in our best form that is the result then we can only train to be the best and that situation won't be repeated already. Lets train to be someone they can't win." Amishta shouted and everyone agreed.
"Since everything is fine then how about we start to train." Zion cheekily spoke. He just don't want an awkward atmosphere thus making a joke seems to be good.
"Wait. I am with a new recruit. Though she is new but she is quite strong. She is Jane." Amishta introduced her to them but Jane didn't conceal her hatred towards them which they obviously can feel.
"You had a grudge with us?" Zion asked. Amishta don't want to ruin Jane's freedom so she just let her answer.
"The thing I hated was traitors." Jane coldly stated. Amishta was actually amused with Jane's attitude but she can't ruin their training mood so she stopped Jane.
"Well, don't mind her statement. She was new and that she don't still know everyone that is why." Amishta tried to explain. They agreed and just ignore Jane. It was because of her that they don't mind what Jane stated but they was actually hurt with the statement as they think that it was the truth.
Everyone prepare themselves and their weapon for the traps. They decided not to play safe but to train all out. They wont fall for a trap but try to face the trap to train.
"Since we wanted to improved then we can only find trap as a training method." Amishta suggested. Though they are not sure about the plan but they agreed. They walked towards the place where they think it was really dangerous.
"An arrow trap!" Amishta shouted and everyone carefully observed their surrounding. They don't aim to get away from the trap but they aimed to trained defense from it. They stayed at the place for almost an hour blocking arrows until arrows are gone.
"Damn! That was crazy!" Zion shouted with joy as it was probably the most exciting yet dangerous he was into. Almost all smiled for his action but no one disagree as they also felt the same way.
"Your bleeding!" Amishta walked towards Jose and tried to help him but Jane suddenly interrupt her motive.
"Pri--- I can help him. I am not a doctor but I trained myself for this things." Jane explained. She nearly call Amishta Princess thus she was nervous but since she was trained she immediately calm herself and help Jose with his wounds. She kept a lot of medicine to her small bag for emergencies so she get one and pour it to the wound and cover it up.
"Thank you." Jose spoke with gratitude and Jane just nodded. Everyone has a bad impression with Jane at first because of her attitude but seeing her carefully helped Jose there impression was gotten a lot better.
Amishta was having doubts about Jose as she notice that he was probably got the highest martial arts of all, even if he saved their two member but it was nothing. Amishta looked at Jane asking if there is something wrong with him.
"He is poisoned." Jane calmly stated. Everyone looked at her except for Jose.
" The arrows doesn't seem to be poisoned." Dew confusedly said.
"He was been poisoned. It was a potent poison that won't kill a person in a short span of time. It was a long term poison that will make a person lost his strength each day after taking it. He seems to have the poison long time ago." Jane shrugged.
"Then why did you not seek for medication. Is the antidote hard to find?" Marco asked. He was asking Jose but he looked at Jane for answers.
"Antidote is something I can't afford." Jose smiled.
"Is there no way at all?" Zion asked Jane. She was not supposed to talked but since Amishta signaled her then she explained.
"This poison is not easily made and the antidote was also rare. Probably just doctors wont know about it. I only knew about it because my master accidentally mentioned it."
"No worries. I still can do it." Jose held his face high and act as if not being poisoned.
"Actually this mountain can heal him." Jose stared at Jane. Everyone is already attached with each other so naturally they want Jose to be healed.
"My master told me that besides the formed antidote for the poison, a liquid from a certain flower can heal it even faster. It was the fantasy flower located at the prohibited cliff of this mountain." Everyone knew that place as a death seeking place but they don't look sad instead happy.
"Since that is the case then how about we train with the mission of getting that flower. Since we want to breakthrough then that place will sure be better for us." Amishta stated that everyone agreed. They didn't easily went to that place but trained first in all traps from the mountain. They can't just go there to kill themselves.
"We are not sure about the place thus we can first stay at the mountain top for the night." They all gather in circle and eat their piece of meat that they hunted a while back. They were all tired of getting to dodged at arrows from traps but even with their small wounds it was worth it as their agility was way improved in just a day.
"Try to make sure to take care of your wounds even if they are little as we don't know what we will face tomorrow. We can't go there in bad conditions." Jane simply give them a medicine for wounds. She was already being treated as one of them because of her contributions to the group.
Jane walked towards Amishta and helped her with her wounds on the shoulder. It was totally small but Jane take it seriously making Amishta chuckled.
"Your wound is but a little bigger than mine so better finished yours after me." Jane nodded. She don't want to speak to Amishta as she was too afraid for her words. She cant control herself being a slave to Amishta so she just keep her distance.
"Thank you." Amishta stated. They both knew that her gratitude is not just about the wound but because Jane is prevented to her real self as to not expose Amishta.