The training intensified as the week progressed. Selene brought in additional tutors, a linguistics master to improve his formal speech, a dancing instructor to refine his court manners, even a musician to teach him the cultural references expected of educated nobility.
"I don't need to play the lute," Alaric protested after a particularly frustrating lesson.
"You need to understand the references when others discuss music," Selene corrected. "Ignorance marks you as an outsider."
She's trying to remake me completely? he realized.
Not just improving his skills, but transforming him into someone who could navigate noble society without raising questions about his background.
She's definitely taking revenge.
During one afternoon session, while practicing sword forms under Korven's critical eye, Alaric decided to test his new abilities he deliberately did the wrong move.
