Chapter 26

• I stood beside Tim in the family’s private workout room. First, it wasn’t just a room, it was more stadium sized. I wondered for a moment how they’d managed to build a room this size underground. I’d been told this is where I was to practice and work out from now on. My eyes strayed to the wall of practice weapons; I didn’t even know what more than half of those were. I shook the questions off, I was good with the few I preferred to use, so I didn’t need to stress about expanding my weaponry skills.
• Some of the brothers were going at each other with wooden swords and bos so focused that I wondered if it was practice or they were trying to injure each other. Of course, with their fast healing, I suppose they would recover from any training bouts without issue. Add Reagan’s ability, and they could pound on each other with no lasting ill effects. I flexed my hand, remembering my recent injury and how long it had taken to get back to full strength. I hoped working with the royals would have some perks, I hoped for no long recovery time for any injuries sustained.
• Other than Tim and I, the guards were working with the women on various techniques or jumping in the fray with the brothers. All of this action was far more entertaining than the guards’ yard.