They received their uniforms, underwent training, and then set out.
During their training at the main camp, Paulina came to visit Pascal once, making his fellow apprentice incredibly envious. Fortunately, time was extremely tight. They set out on the fifth day after Pascal and Paul joined, giving Paul no further opportunity for envy.
By rights, their personally-owned horses should have been handed over for unified allocation, but Colonel Druao didn't make Pascal and Paul give up their mounts.
At first, the two did ride their horses, but a series of incidents soon followed. For instance, on more than one occasion, soldiers would salute and call them "sir" when approaching. Paired with the strange looks from their other comrades, the two apprentice brothers consciously switched to walking. Their horses became draft animals for pulling the cannons and shells, and only then did they finally blend in with their fellow soldiers.
