Chapter 136

Aiden's POV

To distract myself after the near depressing talk with my father, I decided to visit the training ground. I silently leaned against a tall pole while observing the guards shoot with a bow. Their targets were dead bird carcasses strapped up in a low hanging stand, and the goal was to hit either three or four within a few minutes.

Crossing my arms together, I watched as one of the guards shot an arrow—with the wrong technique, of course, it missed and flew feet away from striking any bird. I could sense the tension in the air that vibrated in waves from the guard from being observed. With the war looming over us, we had no choice but to train.

I felt sick to my stomach as I watched him completely mess up the whole process.

"Try again!"

I rolled my head lazily and sighed with defeat. When another arrow came flying away from a bird carcass, I slumped my shoulders and pushed off the tree. Slowly I trudged over to the guards,