136 A Snail’s Pace

Another morning came, and before she knew it, it was Xenia's fourth day in Cordon. Good thing Jayra woke her up early, or else she would probably still be asleep. She slept late last night all because of those corrupted books, and she couldn't help but feel miffed about it!

"Don't tell me you finish almost all of them throughout the night," Jayra teasingly chuckled while Xenia yawned and tardily got up from her bed.

"I couldn't help it. I wanna learn as fast as possible since I won't be able to bring those books with me during training," she weakly answered, followed by yet another yawn as she rolled out of bed.