Slow

Khan had grown used to spending entire nights training, but his schedule featured something different at that time. The Global Army had sent him a book featuring a deep description of the Ef'i's language and grammar, so he deployed the "enhanced reading" to memorize most of its contents.

Memorizing words and grammatical rules wasn't enough to grant Khan mastery over that alien language. His accent would remain off without practice, and he would still fail to apply everything he had learnt in an actual conversation. His understanding wasn't natural enough to speak properly, but he planned to fix that issue on Onia.

The morning arrived before Khan could complete his usual training routine. Eunice knocked at his door, and he left in a hurry to follow her through the many corridors. The two exchanged casual words, but she soon understood that his mind was elsewhere.