[center][h2]Damian Gerard|Secluded Park in Crocus[/h2][/center]

Damian waved at Kaitlyn as she left, returning to his training with his twin cutlasses for another five minutes. After that, he came to a rest and spun the weapons in his hands before sheathing them and setting the weapons aside. When the five minute warning went out at about the same time, he pulled out the viewing lacrima he'd brought with him and set it where he could easily see it when he turned it on. He then sat, and waited, listening to the wind blow through the park around him, rustling the leaves in the trees. [color=FireBrick]"This is nice..."[/color] He hadn't just sat and meditated like this in some time, certainly for a while before joining Phoenix Wing. He listened to the names called and wished Penny luck silently as he sat.

After several minutes, he stood and went over to his bag, pulling out an old pair of large maps and laying them out. They were maps of the border of Fiore and the neighboring countries, with x's marking all the locations that had been the location of a battle to prevent invading armies or scout parties from crossing over. Several of them were the ruins of destroyed outposts. With a sigh, he set to digging through a pile of documents he had with him as well to find the matching papers for each x, to review the events. [color=FireBrick][i]War is coming. Best to be prepared...[/i][/color]