The next day, at 4:00 a.m., the training began.
After all the new recruits were roused with great fanfare, they were escorted to a training center located in the military business district.
On a long running track, everyone started running.
At first glance, the jog looked like a slow run meant to test endurance.
They quickly realized, however, that for the Order, the word jogging carried a very different meaning.
A heavily armored military jeep was charging forward at 40 km/h behind the sweating enforcers.
The instruction was simple: if you stopped running, you got crushed.
To reinforce the threat, a medical team was stationed nearby, ready to intervene.
Sirius was at the front of the line, his face neutral, having regained control over his emotions.
As he ran, he analyzed the purpose of these early-morning training sessions.
At first glance, it might have seemed insane to subject awakened individuals to such intense physical exercises.
