The battlefield stank to high heavens and I breathed through my mouth while the five picked through the feral corpses fetching qi cores. Although they were small every bit helped. The city folk insisted we take all the cores and I didn't hesitate.
"How goes their training?" I asked.
Ailen frowned. "Better than mine. How can I be a teacher when the students are more talented."
I put a hand on his shoulder. "You're more experienced. You're a good teacher if they're surpassing you, I'm sure that's a saying."
"We need you to watch us and give tips. When will you be back?"
I sighed. "I don't know. I didn't think I'd be in the mountains for so long or here for four days. Let's do a session now, before you head back."
"Here?"
"No, it stinks here. Let's go lakeside."