After that harsh test that Queen Celestes put Emily through, it was worth the effort, as Emily's strength improved significantly in the following days; she was stronger and more determined, and all the things that had worried her before became lighter.
It seemed that she understood the meaning of what Queen Celestia was trying to convey to her. On that day, Emily's principles changed, and she knew that she would not let anyone of her beloveds get hurt again. Her biggest goal now was to protect them, and this required a lot of work and training, and this is exactly what she was doing, except that it fell in the opposite direction over a particular someone.
In the wolves' training hall, Eric was leading the training as usual, while Tom was circling the hall with other wolves to make sure t
