Location: Dark Forest - Outer Ring Cave | Doha (Lower Realm)
Time: Day 399, Dawn
Dawn light crept through the cave entrance like molten copper, painting shadows across rough stone walls that'd become more familiar than any home Jayde had ever known. She moved through her morning routine with practiced efficiency—stretches that'd become ritual, movements that flowed like water.
Lunge. Hold. Switch.
Her muscles responded without hesitation, lean and strong beneath combat leathers that'd been stiff and awkward thirty days ago. Now they fit like a second skin, broken in by sweat and blood and constant use.
Twist. Extend. Breathe.
(We're so much stronger than we were.) The thought carried satisfaction, warmth, and pride. (Look at us. Actually, look.)
Physical assessment: Strength increased 12% from baseline. Agility optimal. Endurance substantially improved. Combat efficiency approaching Federation standard for conventional infantry.
