With a remark that was both concerned and thought-provoking, Gandar turned and left the room.
As the door clicked softly shut, Roland didn't immediately turn to study the *Crescent Moon Guide* Scroll on the table. His thoughts still lingered on the earlier proposal.
After a moment of silence, he finally, slowly shook his head.
Aside from the pros and cons he had already weighed, there was an even more critical obstacle on the path to obtaining the Knight's Breathing Technique.
That obstacle was age.
Baron Fosling was a living example.
From his casual chats with John, he had learned that the key reason Baron Fosling never practiced the Knight's Breathing Technique was that he was already approaching middle age at the time.
According to John, learning the Knight's Breathing Technique was like raising a sapling.
A young seedling takes root easily, but an old tree struggles to sprout new roots.
