Umbreon: Huh...only 90 out of 100 bull's-eyes today. Pathetic. Guess I'd better rerack. I'm not leaving here until I hit 96 or more. Jolteon: Prince Takumi! What are you still doing out here? It's getting dark! Have you been at this all day? Surely you require a break... Umbreon: No. Not until I'm satisfied performance. ...Why do you care, anyway? Jolteon: Because training too hard will actually worsen your skills. And we need you. Umbreon: Yeah, well, that's easy for you to say. You've already mastered your weapon. Me? I don't have the luxury of rest... Jolteon: Haha! The luxury of rest! Prince Takumi, listen well… When I was around your age, I trained much like you do. To excess. Umbreon: ...Is that so? Jolteon: Oh, yes. I often trained until I could no longer hold a sword. I was proud of my efforts, until I realized I was in fact setting myself back. I spent almost as much time bedridden from exhaustion as I did actual training. Umbreon: I still have a hard time seeing you fail at anything... Jolteon: That was not my only folly! Another time I wandered off to fight Faceless alone. In the dark forests of Nohr, I lost sight of the trail back home... I wandered lost for days. When finally I .returned, I was parched and near death. Umbreon: How could you have done something so reckless? Jolteon: The same reason you're out here shooting arrows in the dark. Pride... I was impatient. I thought I could become powerful quickly. ...But there is no shortcut. If you train too hard, you will get hurt. I never realized before how much you remind me of myself. Umbreon: Xander...I can tell that you speak the truth. But I simply can't wait! Jolteon: Yes. You're as stubborn as I was, too. Well, I have an idea... Prince Takumi, allow me to join you in your training. Umbreon: ...Are you serious? Jolteon: If you're going to be reckless, you well have some supervision. As someone who has been where you are now, I can offer guidance. And I can pull you back just when you're about to go over the limit. Umbreon: Well, I certainly won't turn down training from a skilled warrior! Jolteon: Excellent. We can begin once you've taken a short break. The last thing I want to see is your arm in a sling from too much training. Umbreon: Thank you, Xander. Just don't get mad when I upstage you in battle! Jolteon: Heh... I'll worry about that when it happens. Umbreon: All right! I'll see you back here tomorrow at dawn! You won't regret this, Xander! Thanks again!
