A few days had passed since the emotional confrontation in Sebastian's medical wing.
Damian had spent the time recovering, his self-healing ability accelerated by Sebastian's experimental treatments until his injuries were nearly completely healed.
The visible wounds had closed. The broken bones had mended. The internal damage had been repaired to the point where he could move and train without restriction.
His family had returned to their own home just yesterday, the Valcor residence in a quiet district of Norrington City where they could maintain some privacy despite the media attention still swirling around Damian's demon battle.
But Damian had remained at Sebastian's house, ostensibly for a final day of monitoring but actually because he needed the private space to handle certain matters that couldn't be conducted under his parents' roof.
Now he stood in Sebastian's personal training room, a facility that would make most Academy equipment look primitive by comparison.
