The daily life of the father-son duo revolved around training ever since then. They didn't even notice as the months passed. They were simply too entrenched in what they were doing.
Damien had never been this involved in someone else's growth before. Even when he trained Astoria and the others, he just aided them and gave them what they were lacking. They all had their foundations built beforehand.
With August, he was the one supervising from beginning to end.
It was more than he expected.
Damien was the type of person who learned best when he was left on his own. His mentors had always been there to help him through the roadblocks he couldn't overcome on his own, but everything else was left to him.
August was different not only because he was young, but because he responded to "learning" in a different way.