Xenia could only sigh out in relief as she held her knife and chopped up some vegetables. The rest of the day went exactly as she expected it would, with her brain practically swelling with knowledge and her will thoroughly sapped out of sheer boredom for the subject matter she was being taught.
Granted, everything that she just learned was obviously going to be useful in her quest to survive the trials, it still didn't change the fact that learning random jargon was just as boring as the last time she went and tried to listen to one of her numerous tutors back when she was a kid.
"Remember, lay off on the salt this time," Osman tutored her. "And what's the distinct characteristic of a falling leaf?"
Xenia sighed as she let her hands do her work while she responded, "A falling leaf can avoid anything that might come to it by virtue of letting nature run its course."
