"You must have worked really hard to convince a stubborn girl like Aliya to teach you." Alaric smiled faintly. He could already imagine the difficulties she faced just to get Aliya to teach her swordsmanship.
Elena pouted upon hearing this. "I did a lot of things just to make her teach me…" She murmured resentfully.
Elena's shocking potential came as a surprise, but Alaric was worried about letting her join the army. Their next battles would only get more dangerous and he didn't want her to go through that kind of hell.
"Elena, since you have chosen to learn swordsmanship, do you intend to join the army?" He stared deeply at her with a grave look on his face.
Looking at his serious expression, Elena responded cautiously. "If it's necessary, then I don't mind joining the army, my lord."
She could tell that Alaric was worried for her, making her feel a wave of warmth in her heart.