Lucien left his room after the fantastic love night and headed for the kitchen for breakfast. He wanted to let the girls sleep in peace as they are mentally exhausted.
While walking on the corridor, Lucien heard sounds of heavy breathing. He hadn't been paying attention before, but now that he was focused, he quickly concluded that it was Astrid, doing some matinal training.
He changed direction, and instead of going to the kitchen, he headed towards the room where the manticore-woman was having a hard morning training.
Lucien entered the room and saw Astrid punching a training dummy. She noticed his presence but did not stop her training. "Is it all okay, Astrid? You can always talk to me if you have any problems."
Astrid continued to hit the dummy with quick and precise movements. "I feel stronger and stronger... I also feel my wings growing... It reminded me of things I thought I would never care about again."