The sergeant stared down at the boy, various "examples" already forming in his mind. "See that flag poles over there?" He pointed at the two flagpoles at the the other side of the assembly square, which were easily a good twenty-five meters from them, "Run over there and touch the leftmost pole and run back. As for the rest, you are to stand at attention until your squad member has completed the task."<br/><br/>Jasper smiled, the task was simple enough and he doubted it would take more than a minute to get out of the open. However, the Sergeant had other plans in mind. When Emberson returned, the man looked at him for a second before pointing at the poles, "I said left, not right. It is the left from the other direction. Again."<br/><br/>"Again."<br/><br/>"Again."<br/><br/>******<br/><br/>Jasper was not sure how long were they standing outside but he was quite sure it was past the one hour mark. The Sergeant did not let up, nor did any of the white-shirted instructors attempt to intervene. The man did not let any sign of weakness show, but Jasper was relieved when the man finally said, "This will be the last task if you can actually perform it up to standard. Back to the poles. Run over and touch either of them and run back before I count to fifteen." They were closer to the poles as the activities done had moved their position such that only ten meters were between Drake and the poles.Â<br/><br/>Upon hearing this, Jasper hoped that the boy would finish this once and for all and redeem himself. Unconsciously, he sent a tendril of influence, providing Drake with and extra boost to his running speed. It was temporal, but he hoped that it would be enough for him to clear the task.Â