Sign of the Zodiac: Aries
[Sign 1: Aries] Teacher

As the day before, Airyung again told Anaru to run after him who was riding Tsagan. The horse was galloping fast. Without mercy, Airyung does not give any leeway even though Anaru is not in prime condition.

Anaru on the other hand, looked exhausted following the pace of the Airyung mounts. Even so, Anaru's mental strength was simply not to be underestimated. Although sometimes limped and had difficulty balancing the distance, Anaru continued to run until dusk arrived.

The sun was almost setting when Anaru finally smashed perfectly into the dry land. His breath was broken. He did not understand at all the benefits of his training the past two days. He just kept running and Anaru was more and more convinced that Airyung actually had no intention of training him seriously. Many times Anaru intended to surrender.

But the longer he ran, the more he wanted to prove to Airyung that he was strong enough to be a fighter. The current state of affairs is no longer about Anaru's desire to become uluwero. This was a war of self-esteem, and Anaru had no intention of being defeated by a woman at all.

“Today is enough to get here. Let's have dinner.” Airyung sighed his horse towards the dry tree where Anaru lay this morning. The girl then started collecting twigs and lit a bonfire.

The cold night air began to surround Anaru. His body was already perfectly sunburned from running in the scorching afternoon two days in a row. Although he was already on the verge of exhaustion, Anaru could still drag his body closer to the bonfire that Airyung made. The girl said nothing as Anaru crumbled next to her. Anaru's sweat was still left and dripping all over his body.

Airyung sighed softly, then took out a piece of soft white cloth that he kept behind his fur coat.

“Reverse,” says Airyung.

Anaru according. He turned his bare-chested body. Airyung wiped the body of Anaru gently. Even though it was only two days of running aimlessly clear, the muscles of the Anaru already felt increasingly stronger. Airyung was quite flabbergasted to see the physical condition of Anaru.

The young man was previously frail with weak muscles. But after two days of physical training, his body already felt more solid. This is truly an impossible event. Even the Airyung that has been strong since birth takes a month to build this kind of muscle, and with the right exercise of course.

Airyung then turned to the wound on Anaru's back. Once again, surprisingly the wounds of Anaru had started to dry up and were no longer inflamed. The girl again wondered if humans could heal themselves with just the strength of determination.

Inevitably Airyung also admitted that Anaru was indeed different from most herders he had met before. After exploring the Khitai tribe for almost two weeks, Airyung only met weak people who always ran away when they saw him. Even the uluwero who was always proud of Anaru was immediately uprooted in one blow.

The young man before him was different. Anaru seemed to have potential that he might not be aware of. It was not just a matter of determination, Anaru's body held a powerful ability.

“Did you train your body seriously before?” airyung asked when he returned to applying the healing potion.

“I sometimes fight with some arrogant uluwero who sucks,” said Anaru while imagining Kaharap, a mortal enemy who has taken his lover.

“Your sheep are even stronger than the uluwero-uluwero,” Airyung refutes. “I mean more than that. Like for example, more strenuous physical exercise.”

Anaru. “I sometimes raise some sheep to be slaughtered. Or the sheep that starve to death. Does that include exercise?”

Airyung clucked in annoyance. There is no satisfactory Anaru answer. How could he not recognize Anaru's ability when he first met? The strength of his body is like sleeping old and just rising because of hard training the last two days.

“What is this so-called weak creature survival ability?” Airyung muttered to himself.

“Hah, did you say?” ask Anaru who only faintly heard Airyung's murmur.

“Nothing interesting in my life. What do you expect from a shepherd. Only the sheep and the same routine every day, ” replied Anaru looked bored.

“I just want to hear your story that seems more interesting. How did you get here? Doesn't the Giyatsa live far north? Did you ride a horse that far to cross the sea? How is life in the Giyatsa tribe? I heard you guys love hunting wild animals.” Anaru back flocked Airyung with questions terbubi.

“It looks like your body has improved. Or are you always chatty when the night comes?” airyung comments amused.

“I only broadcast.” Short, Anaru answered.

Airyung gave a small smile in response to the innocence of Anaru.

“I was one of the members of Temir, an elite group of hunters in Giyatsa. Since the choruses were rampant, the children of the Giyatsa tribe were required to attend Temir's training. We were forced to part with our family from the age of five, and had to live in a training barracks in the forests of the White Mountains. Not all children pass the selection of Temir. Some of us died because of heavy training or attacks choru.” Airyung started the story.

“At a certain age after we are declared to pass a series of tests, the children will get their respective horses that will accompany us throughout life. I got Tsagan from my father. Tsagan is my family's best horse breed. She's been with me since she was very young.”

Airyung's white horse snorted as if it knew that Airyung was talking about it. Airyung patted the muzzle of his horse fondly.

“Because we've gotten used to living hard since childhood, we can circle the continent with just a horse. So it's true that you said, I did ride a horse to get here. Has my story answered your questions?,” Airyung said closing the explanation.

Anaru's eyes looked sparkling. Airyung's life story turned out to be very interesting. Unlike his boring life, Airyung grew up with a challenging childhood.

“It's worth it that you can be this great, Airyung. After hearing your story earlier, also seeing your ability, I became more and more admiring you. From now on I will respect you as my teacher. I am really lucky to meet you,” said Anaru sincerely.

Airyung's face suddenly blushed hearing Anaru's reply. He had not expected Anaru to say that after hearing his story. His terrible childhood actually made Anaru appreciate him more. Somehow now dark past Airyung it no longer feels bad.

“It. There are a lot of kids who are better than me. They were sent to tribes more dangerous than the Khitai. I... not as great as that,” said Airyung stuttered because he was not used to getting such sincere praise.

“For me you are the greatest teacher, Airyung, I feel that I can learn many things from you.” once again the words Anaru make Airyung's snow-white face redder.

“Don't I have tortured you a lot these two days?” ask Airyung later.

“When compared to what you've been through, this exercise of mine is nothing. And considering that I just started training after I was quite an adult, it was no wonder that my body was exhausted. But after this, I will train even harder so as not to let you down.”

A big smile on Airyung's face. Though this morning Anaru still cursed him with the language of the Khitai tribe. But tonight the young man named Airyung as his teacher. Airyung's smile turned into laughter after remembering that. This young man before him was either too innocent or too stupid. It seemed like the only thing Anaru had in mind was to become strong.

Therefore, even though Airyung had tortured him in such a way, Anaru could still think this positively. Airyung felt a bit guilty because the last two days he had tried to make Anaru surrender. Now in the eyes of Airyung, the annoying impression of Anaru slightly faded. It seemed like he could train Anaru more seriously after this.

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