They were having brunch on the second-to-last day of their stay when Lark brought up the training and his stomach sank.
“Those books you’re collecting, those are for my training?”
He nodded but didn’t meet her eyes. “Most of them. There’s some there that I’m looking at. They might help with the curse. I just don’t have time to go through them all here, so I’m spending my time finding the stuff that has the best chance of being helpful… for you and for me.”
“So, you’ll train me yourself?”
“Of course,” he said with a smile. “But not just me. Kenji and Anna will help, and as you get stronger and need different challenges, I’ll bring in others. They all have different skills and things they’re particularly good at. It’s a good chance for the family to refresh,
too. We’ve all gotten a litt
