The afternoon’s combat training was a brutal physical regimen, a punishing counterpoint to the morning's mental exertions. Leo was sure that if this pace continued, he'd be nothing more than an exhausted automaton within a few weeks. Sergeant Rachel, however, seemed entirely unconcerned.
"Is this really the schedule for the whole day, every day?" he grumbled as the session finally ended. "It's only four o'clock and my muscles feel like they’ve
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