The maids feeling more tried than they ever have. Got into a room and slept immediately, not even caring to cover themselves up so tired.
Lilith came in their room. Seeing them having their spears in the hands but did not cover up. She gently helped each of them get covered up without truly causing too much disturbance.
"Sleep well you three. For tomorrow will be a disaster waiting for you." Lilith told them.
She left. Iris and Liz were both waiting outside. The trio walked into a room a little down the hallway on the right.
"Will these maids become a lot stronger over time with those weapons? Or will the weapons make the women?" Liz asked.
By asking the questions like this. What Liz was wondering was if the weapons would truly make the maids stronger or if the weapons themselves would make the maids famous, like King Arthur and the round table.
Lilith smiled and not the kind that looked good either.
"The weapons will help forge the women. It is up to the women themselves if they truly accept the training or not. Any woman who is a maid under Rex's name is also a maid under my name. I will not have any woman under me being called worthless by others.
It might seem cruel at first. It might seem heartbreaking. At the end of the day, the people closest to myself and Rex will not be called worthless. They will be called strong, courageous, and have the heart of steel." Lilith told them.
Iris could believe Lilith. That is also how she felt. As long as people were strong enough, no one would dare to fight. Just like Lilith, Iris wanted the women who were maids to Rex and the others to be able to be strong and defend the honor of Rex.
"I get that we will fight. Not for ourselves but to train and make sure that we are ready for when Rex is ready for the War to start. It still feels like it is a long ways away." Liz told them.
"I doubt it is." Lilith spoke and put her right hand on the shoulder, "We must be strong. We must be able to fight to the level that Rex is wanting us to. That level is currently unknown.
Being around all of you. It has told me volumes of how I believe that Rex wants you all to fight. That is simply, together. No more, no less. If you all cannot be together when it counts. He will become heartbroken and that will cause him to go down in the War." Lilith finished.
"How much do we truly need to train?" Iris spoke.
"Just enough to be able to work together. Now, you two get some rest. We have a big day tomorrow." Lilith told them.
She left. Iris and Liz looked at each other.
"Work together?" Iris asked.
"Only if we are together." Liz replied.
The two giggled. This was how their dynamic worked. They hated each other due to their fathers but they also wanted each other to be stronger to push themselves to greater heights.
At the end of the day, the duo were rivals and no one would ever change that. They began to sleep. The happiness on their faces was present while they slept and had pleasant dreams.
The next morning came early for the maids. Why? They could not sleep after four hours. It was unclear if it was just them or the weapons causing this. The trio walked outside and began to train.
It was not uncommon for soldiers to be training within the town at night. Currently, it was just the trio training. The rotated between two of them using swords against each other and the other with the training dummy and a spear.
Watching from afar, Lilith already knew how the weapons made sure to keep the users in check.
"Early morning at what Earth would call 1 am. They went to sleep at 9 pm. I wonder how long they will be able to keep this up before crashing." Lilith spoke and went back inside to calm herself.
The maids trained like this for three hours. Their bodies gradually accepting the low Qi amount and forcing them to train even harder.
By 4 am, the sun was beginning to rise. The others came out to watch how the maids would train. Seeing them already training, the other women knew how hard they had worked due to the dirt on their shirts.
"Too much time to train and not enough time to sleep." Iris whispered.
"That is the beauty of those weapons. They cause too much strain on the body at first. A solid 4 to 6 hours of deep sleep before the weapons are ready to go back at it." Lilith whispered.
Iris was surprised at the weapons. Understanding what Lilith said last night, Iris began to think that they could too use those weapons. Lilith advised against it.
"Only those who are truly replaceable should be able to train like that. Fighting with Low Qi can change the person too much. Rex would not advise those who truly will always be by his side to train like that." Lilith told Iris.
Iris began to think hard about what Lilith said. She wanted to feel what they felt. It would not be right for the Soul Mate to not at least feel what they are and having to go beyond their limits.
"I will help you with that. Remember, this will be temporary and only last for an hour at most." Lilith told her.
Watching the trio, Iris was truly excited to see how much power they could get from this training. Lilith knew that if Iris was going to train like that. Liz would volunteer to beat her up.
Lilith liked the duo too much like that. No matter how much hate they portray, deep down the duo just wanted true recognition from each other.