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Fervor
The fourth cycle was virtually the same as before. An hour run, followed by five hours of training, an hour for food, and three hours of sleep. The pattern and the habits were slowly being absorbed by all the cadets, Eva especially.
She had never had such a demanding schedule in her entire life.
In her old life, she woke up whenever she felt like it, and went to sleep when she got too tired to keep her eyes open. She ate, played, and lived to no-one's beat but her own. It was incredibly hedonistic, but ultimately damaging.
That lack of care or discipline made her soft, lazy, and apathetic. It didn't help that she didn't have anyone who uplifted her.
But this new life, these new experiences, new friends, this academy… They all helped her break out of that old mindset.
CeritusOrbisWings are teams of pilots, Squadrons are groups of Wings, and Units are groups of Squadrons. Numbers vary.
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