The next day came quickly, Jacob awoke with a languid yawn, stretching his arms wide and looking around the clearing.
Xenia was already awake, she was folding her clothes when she noticed the boy had woken up. "Good morning, young master Jacob." She said, smiling at him.
'That's odd, she never used to add my name at the end of her greetings.' Jacob thought briefly, then he replied, "Good morning, Xenia."
Then came a rumble, the ground began to shake and the loud bellows of a great beast could be heard.
"Good morning, Great Sage." They both chorused in unison, Jacob spoke in between yawns, as he still did not feel well rested, sleeping on the bare ground didn't help much either.
"Jacob… Xenia.' Shinzo said, his gazing switching between the both of them.
"It is time to begin your training."
"Wait, we don't get at least two days res—" Jacob began to protest.
"There is no time, Jacob, the sooner you leave this forest, the better." Shinzo said, cutting him off.
