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(finish it later) Nelson , besides the sentries guarding, stood quiet in the night. The falling rain and their footsteps were all the two legionaries could hear. Julius watched as all the camp fires went out until only one at the center of the camp remained to illuminate the night and keep the critters of the Mojave away. Darkness can be a friend or foe, depending on your situation, and the men expected retaliation from the enemy during the night. The slaves remained behind a fence, so too the mongrels. Lucifer must be sleeping, the same for Jake and Mary. Alone, they were alone in the stillness and darkness of night—only one fire, one moon

The following week passed as if it was one single day; the training was of course intense and constant, but speaking with Nara seemed to help everyday just fly by. He would never admit it, but it was nice to have someone that wasn't a complete idiot or annoying around—Julius regarded all his peers in the same way one would regard an insect or animal. They were an odd nuisance he was forced to deal with only because of Alexia. Nara was different, in many ways. He could keep pace with Julius in training, surpass him some days, and defeat him on an intellectual scale. Even with all his benefits over the other boys, Julius continued to see him as