Chapter 89: The Second Commander of The Pelican Guard. (Bonus Chapter)
"As I got older, I needed to offload more and more responsibilities to Aldorus and Darius as they would be around far longer than I."
"It is amazing that as one gets older, they start to care more about their legacy and how things will be when they pass away."
"But I only wanted one thing."
"The safety of my lord and loyal men by his side to allow his dynasty to sour again."
Leon Mantelon, Grand Commander of the Pelican Guards, Regent to Railius and Grandmaster of Loyalty.
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Railius was trained by Leon throughout the day with only brief stops for breakfast and lunch even some of the Pelican Guards felt sorry for the young boy as he endured training that was as hard if not harder than theirs as many of them did not need to learn about complex military tactics and doctrine like their young master had too.
After a few hours of physical training, the exhausted Railius was then dragged by Leon to the command tent where he learnt about military tactics and played chess with the grandmaster of loyalty only for an hour later be dragged back to the training ground to practice his sword skill.
Throughout this whole process, Leon seemed to care little for Railius’ young age or for the blatant distress his face showed as he struggled through the training of the loyal regent, believing this precious time when Railius was young and the best time to harden his muscles and body and create a solid physical foundation that will help him when he inevitably went to battle in the future.
Despite training his reluctant young master hard, Railius was fed well for his current circumstances where his noble house’s resources were tight because Leon knew from his life and experience that citizens who become soldiers and are fed well from a young age have better physical abilities and foundation than those who are malnourished and so to help his young master grow up strong ensured he got all of his nutritional needs.
Unfortunately, all this meticulous care about Railius and his future was lost on the small boy who complained like a child forced to read or have to do homework when they would much rather play outside, which seemed uncharacteristic of the mature young noble who managed to persuade political powerhouses in the past.
Trying to get Railius to put extensive effort into anything other than board games, politics, or military strategy was like trying to draw blood from a stone. Even in the real world, Railius was lazy to the extreme, only ever putting in the minimum effort possible unless it was a game he was particularly fond of. Unfortunately for him, DO was not a game that could be played half-heartedly, especially if one wanted to succeed.