When Asistes found Izam, he and his wife were covered in dust. Izam, recognizing Asistes as the personal secretary to the "amazing consul" Juleios—the man known for delivering Juleios's orders to the troops—immediately dropped his farming tools and ran over from the field's edge.
Asistes chuckled at the sight of the unique Dukaya man, saying, "Izam, why are you working so hard in the fields? And you've even brought your wife along?"
Izam laughed, wiping his brow. "In two days, we'll have our first city-state military training. I heard this session will be very strict, and after the training, the consul will teach us a fun new game! I want to finish my farming work quickly so I can focus entirely on the training."
Half-jokingly, Asistes remarked, "Impressive! You're starting to look like a real farmer, even more Greek than us Greeks!"
