Chapter 22: A kiss in a... River?

Beatrice's POV

It's been two days since Tobias trained me. Only if I know that fetching of water would be part of the training, I have trained myself before this real training of us started.

Damn. It was so hard and tiring. My body wanted to give up but Tobias never let me. He's been watching me fetch since day one.

“Is that what you've got?”

I grit my teeth when he asked me after I poured the container of water in a large drum. The water I brought in the pack came from the nearby river. I've been fetching all of these since yesterday.

“Why don't you help me instead?” I asked while rolling my eyes. He's really pissing me off. I've never imagined that simply fetching a container of water would be part of the training. This is ridiculous and a waste of time.

“This is part of your training, Beatrice. You need strength. Your body has to keep some strength because you can't start the real training if you lack strength. If simply filling these large drums would be hard for you, then you