The Sage of Einar

In the inner courtyard of the great hall, Max was holding a crossbow.

"First of all, I want you to know that using a crossbow means that you must follow an order.

You cannot shoot each one on their own because the advantage of the crossbow would be lost.

Also, because we are going to hunt some bears, we all must work together as a team. "

Max dropped to one knee and pointed his crossbow at the wooden target in front of him.

After exhaling air, he pulled the trigger of the crossbow and then began to load the crossbow.

As he was loading the crossbow, Max counted the seconds and found that it took 9 seconds to load the crossbow effectively.

'If it's 9 seconds to load the crossbow, then the ideal formation would be three rows with a three-second wait time.'

Max, who had already loaded his crossbow, looked at his father, "Father, hold your crossbow and stand behind me; Eskol, you also hold your crossbow and stand behind my father."

When the two men took their positions, Max said, "After I shot, I will start counting, one, two, three.

When you get to number three, it will be your turn to shoot father; after finishing shooting, you will have to place yourself in the same position as I am.

Remember that after shooting, you will also have to count one, two, three.

Eskol, when my father reaches number three, you will have to shoot; in the end, you will count one, two, three.

At that moment, I will have to shoot, and everything will repeat itself; you must know that the process of loading the crossbow is 9 seconds. "

Everyone scratched his beard as they did not know it was seconds; Max noticed the awkward silence, so he only frowned.

"9 seconds is the equivalent of me, my father, and Eskol counting one, two, and three."

Sven closed his eyes. "So if you say it that way, when Eskol finishes counting, it must have been 9 seconds, so you will have to shoot."

Max nodded while a smile formed on his face. "Yes, father; when I finish counting, you will have to shoot, and when you finish counting, Eskol will have to shoot."

Sven put his hand on Einar's shoulder, "You decide when to start."

Max aimed his crossbow and fired.

"One"

Sven, who was behind Einar, started sweating.

"Two"

Sven adjusted his hands and put his finger on the trigger of the crossbow.

"Three"

At that moment, Sven, who was standing, fired and changed his position to the same as Einar.

"One"

Eskol, who had seen Sven's position change, braced himself.

"Two"

Eskol closed one of his eyes and aimed at the center of the wooden target.

"Three"

Eskol pulled the trigger and began counting as he loaded his crossbow.

This little training lasted a few minutes until all three of them ran out of bolts.

When the training was over, Max used a small linen cloth to wipe the beads of sweat from his face as he looked at the impatient warriors. "This exercise will begin.

Those who do not have a crossbow will use a wooden pole as a substitute, do not worry because the crossbows that are there will be rotated throughout the training so you can use them.

Also, remember that under no circumstances should you count faster, as this can lead to fatal accidents for your partner at the front. "

All the warriors shouted with joy and began training; for his part, Max toured the training ground while giving some advice and correcting the warriors.

Laura, who was coming back from the beach with other children, looked at the small sack in her hands and proudly looked at some green plants. "Today, we got a lot of salicornias, don't you think so, Daven."

Daven, who had a smaller sack, nodded. "Even I got quite a few of these green plants, although they taste really weird, I like them to taste salty.

They add a lot of flavor to the seal meat or fish that we eat; it is a pity that these plants are increasingly difficult to obtain. "

Laura hugged Daven's neck as she walked. "That's not a problem since Dad Einar said that in January we would start growing salicornia.

But now that we talk about Papa Einar, I would like to know what they are doing in the inner courtyard of the great hall. "

Daven scratched his head. "I think I heard Aila say they were training with a crossbow, so it's dangerous."

Laura showed her white teeth and looked enthusiastically at Daven. "It shouldn't be dangerous to go because this potato Einar, besides you are not curious to see the training they are doing."

Daven shook his head, "Not really since we are going to train with the crossbow with Papa Einar in the future.

Remember that he promised to teach us. "

Laura walked in front of Daven with her hands behind her back and put her face in front of Daven's. "That's why I want to go see how they train.

The crossbow is a potent weapon; if we can see the training, we will know what to do in the future.

That way, we will be of help to Papa Einar. "

Daven sighed. "Well, we will go, but we must inform the teacher that we are going to leave.

I don't want Papa Einar to scold us for why we left and didn't tell anyone. "

Laura held Daven's hand and started running to where Aila and the rest of the monks were.

Aila, who was gathering some salicornias in the marsh, was surprised when she felt a small hand on her back.

When she turned her face, she saw Daven and Laura, who were smiling; at that moment, Aila felt a chill.

When Laura and Daven reached the Great Room, the first thing they did was say hello to Mother Elin and ran into the inner courtyard.

Where when opening the door, they were surprised to see a group of well-coordinated warriors in three rows.

The warriors counted to three. After this, his partner began to count; this image left a great impression on Daven and Laura.

Max, who was nearby, could see the two children who were in awe as he walked towards them.

"Laura, Daven, what are you doing in this place.

If I'm not mistaken, you had to be in the Marismas area to collect salicornias. "

Laura walked over to Einar and looked him in the eye while holding his hand. "I wanted to see the crossbow training they were doing.

But now I want to learn what they are doing since they look so neat and imposing. "

Max stroked Laura's hair. "You'll learn, but you're still a bit young, although I can teach you a bit of discipline.

If you can learn to be disciplined at your age, I am sure that you will be a great leader of warriors in the future. "

Laura gulped and continued to watch the warriors training.