He's Late

"They should have already gotten back." Li Wei bit her nail in agitation. It was just like her brother to veer off track. If it were up to him, they would have already gone to clear the whole forest for strength. Ever since their last field training exercise that lasted six months, she tried her best to keep an eye on Li Wuhan. He had become increasingly more irritable within their time at their new home.

"I agree." Hong Zhao said behind her. He looked out the window as he leaned against the wall, his finger tapping impatiently on his folded arm. "He was only supposed to bring his team out to the giant snakes. Though, I can see him going for the occasional stone lion to sharpen the teamwork in his group." His brow knit as he considered. "He's become a lot less patient in the past few months. I've heard from other teams that he's trained that he pushes some of them much further than what we expect."