"Surely you can fend me of your knowledge, I know we are incompetent to believe in a peace without the knights protecting us, but while we are not busy, fend us of your knowledge regardless of how to fight, even if just a little. " 
 
Clodina, princess of Ethereal Kingdom can be seen kneeling in front of a man, the man is not other than Louise who had been very astonish watching how Clodina is determine to learn. He had never train any female, so he has no confidence in his capability of bringing this innocent princess in the light of glorifying justice, just like his wife, Esmia, the Castalines light and their darkness. 
 
Moreover, he doesn't think he has the ability to teach, but the princess kneeled for far to long enough to convince him. 
 
"Princess, I love to teach you but the meeting will start in about 1 in a half hour, we can't delay more. "
 
That's what he said but that didn't even convince the young princess and look at him in the eye. 
 
"I can do it in a hour! Please, I want to fight alongside my people, this is the only way we can attained back our honor, our dignity, to make those who had sacrifice their life happy, so that they can depart in the afterlife without worry, so I beg you! "
 
Those determination is something he doesn't believe to find in a heart of Ethereal who was known to love peace more than anyone. She is determine, and since she is the next ruler after her fathers death, it was also a good contribution to the kingdom to see their queen ready to protect them but even if she can that by faking a show, she decided to take on a very dangerous path that leads to an unknown.
 
Nevertheless, her determination of learning in a less than a hour gives him the determination as well to teach her. Maybe in the future, she'll be a great queen, a queen that protects the peace of her people, a queen worthy of thy name. 
 
"Do as you can, I will teach you the basic of swordsmanship, but first tell your men to ready up a place we can spar on, its also a better view for your remaining knights, tell them to come, may they also learn something. "
 
The glimmer on her eyes expanded, she was neither sad or happy but the experiment written on her face had become so bright that Louise had to cover his eyes. Clodina didn't expect this, and her determination to wield a sword is because of her determination to protect her people.
 
"Thank you, then I shall prepare our field! "
 
Those were her words before leaving the tent. He didn't knew how to react so he seated back, laying his back against the wooden chair as he relax his mind. 
 
I should focus on defeating Shevery but the princess request is more important, that's what he thought and he began opening the crytal ball once more. 
 
"Elifis, " he calls the name from the other side.
 
A voice came out quickly as he calls him. "Your majesty! Is the meeting over? " 
 
"Not yet, but please Elifis, we train together under sir Gardon's lecturing, we are brothers until the day we loses our breath, such manner doesn't fit you at all. "
 
He would be happy to call it the trio brats of Gardon students. However, the last of them is already dead, and to call themselves brother in the end is a true oath of both knights against the world. 
 
"I know, yet you are now a king, so be brave, I know that our brothers death have taken you hold, but do not lose hope he will laugh at you in the afterlife. "
 
A true brothers... No, they are brothers at arms that helps each other in needs... They have a heart as true brothers, such as Louise, however, his brothers are stranger is nothing more than occasional calling from a close friends, and he find it hard to accept that his brother had fallen. 
 
That's true... 
 
"Can you connect me to my wife, Esmia, I think I need to see my family now, I've missed them so much. "
 
Elifis nodded and he looked somehere saying God knows what. 
 
Having to part ways with his family had been the most painful thing he had every experience since the day he left. He missed them so much, that he needs their comfort at this time. He knew his wife very well, she must be worried that he never called once again and his daughter who will pryley asked where he had gone to asked him again and again.
 
Few second passes by and Elifis came back. "We have connected you to your wife crytal hologram, please exit our calling chamber and re connect once more. "
 
He instructed so he nodded. He put the crytal ball in the table and took a chair beside it, he then disconnected the call from Elifis before he had connected once more. The crystal ball is made from the finest crytal ball, it is not easy to acquire one but the military use it regardless. The crystal ball is a rounded shape of sphere, a clear rounded ball that has the ability of a magic communication. This is a ball that connects from a distance caller, to give it a summary, it use call a distance contact.
 
Which or wherever you maybe. 
 
A sudden two person figure appear before him, the figure of a female woman that wores a uniform of a knight and a girl that is looking beautiful in her charming dress scheme.
 
"PAPA!! " The girl suddenly  burst off after seeing her father-- foster father who had she not seen for more than a long months. 
 
"Louise, are you okey? Why do you look so different and what's with the outfit?"
 
Hearing only their voice made him happy, he was happy that he could see his loving wife, his daughter and they as well missed him to much. 
 
Louise chuckled. "It's a disguise, it's been a rough day with me in here, my brother, the king had died and I recently found that about. The people of this place had beem living underground because of the fear set upon them. "
 
They understand quickly Sapphire looked at his trouble face and she nodded. "Papa, don't worry, everything will be fine, I'm sure he still remains in your heart, but papa needs to let go, you are my papa and you are our king, so lead them well as how you lead us here, cause papa is the best in the world so you can do it! If something had troubled you, pray to the gods and talk to them, they give plenty of blessings. "
 
"She's right, she hasn't been very active since you left, so if your trouble about something, think of what she said and--- "
 
"Papa, if someone troubles you, tell me, I will scold them! They can't mess with my papa, he's the best, so if you feel sad again and you miss us, you can call back, okey!? "
 
The words that a daughter that she had not share blood with pierce him like a shallow beast, craving his uncertain heart, cleansing his mind, and giving him time to appreciate the efforts of his daughter. She won't know that for him, she is but his true daughter no matter of blood, no matter of her origin. He was very well happy to have her as his own, as his daughter because Sapphire is the light of his life.
 
He smile and tried his best not to cry. "Okey, I will, I promise, thank you. "
 
Sapphire was happy to hear about that so she nodded. 
 
"Wife, I miss you so much, I will finish this soon enough and fly back to your arms, so please if I don't come back--- "
 
"You can't say that! You will come back to me no matter what! Don't tell me you'll never come back, if you won't I'll hunt you down even in the afterlife! So come back to me at one piece, without you in my arms, I am but an empty shell queen... " She probably predicted what he was going to say next, no wonder Esmia got mad of him... He was happy to hear that his wife is telling such jelly stuff so it made him so happy. 
 
"Then wait for me, I will return safe and sound, I love you my wife, and you to my daughter... I will call back again... " This time, he disconnected the call and he look high above the tents ceiling.
 
With his determination and pride that kept him intact. He had left the tent smiling like the world is no match for him, he beams in excitement in seeing this to be end. He wants to go home quickly so he'll settle it step by step. 
 
Clodina had immediately clear up some portion of path where the knights had been resting, the area was cleared but it was opened to the public. Once that Louise enters the area, he look at Frez with a commanding eye.
 
"Your highness, please take this, " he said giving his sword to a mere 18 year old princess. She nodded and immediately draw the sword from its shealth. 
 
"Listen well, the sword is the part of our life once we wield it. You must first be aware of the discipline that you and your sword must follow... Now come, attack me! " He commanded Clodina but she was to hesitance to move her body that she didn't want to harm anyone but Louise didn't take the chance of her backing out. 
 
"A soldier does not hesitate to slide his enemy, which or wherever they may be, " he said directly forcing Clodina  to attack first but without notice, she fell on her steps and slipped slapping her butt against the ground.
 
"The foot stance is important, without it, you'll carelessly slipped. Now, attack me again and again until you master the courage of passion! " Before coming here, he told Gardon to extend the time of meeting in 5 hours, so they have about 3 hours of training.
 
Clodina once again attacked him but failed once that Louise counterattack. She flew back to were she first came. Then she again attacked, but she prevail nothing, once again for the least half an hour and she was cuffing...
 
Louise close his eyes and he frown. "Come here, stand here, " he commanded and once again she obeyed, she walk through the spot he pointed and stood their while cuffing. 
 
"Raise your weapon. "
 
She raise her weapon and she remain still. "Your weapon is your companion, think about them as your partner, then master the skill of patience, " he fixed her shoulders and her fingers, then he force her knee to bend lower and she remain still, before that he fix the way he lift the sword.
 
"Don't worry about stance, when you become professional, you can create your own technique, and don't be afraid of the pain and scars, it's natural to see such thing and be proud of those scars for they represent your every hardship across the battlefield. "
 
"Learn to think and become flexible, don't be afraid of false buff, be afraid of not protecting someone, you are a knight, fight even if there's no hope, you are the light of the kingdom, you are its blessing! Understand! "
 
The knights watching understood right away and they all nodded. "Clodina, master this stance and teaching and try swinging your sword a countless of time without breaking your movements. "
 
She nodded and start swinging the sword up to down. "This is the basic, the most basic teaching for beginners... However, this is the effective way of discipline were you can learn about the basic rules of discipline that one must know... Understanding the discipline or the military and to learn the philosophy not just by fighting but to know how to fight. "
 
This way they can learn what is known discipline to one sword and a sword must be your partner not a scrap of nothing... A sword is the heart which engage us to learn and accept them as a partner, no just any kind of weapon.