"Sir, what is it you're actually planning?" A voice from the crowd of students eventually worked up the courage to ask.<br/><br/>Gellid chuckled, leading on as he cleared his throat.<br/>"Well children, back in my day when there was conflict within the team, our instructor would take us up the mountain. We would have to build a shelter, forage for food and most importantly; work together." He lectured, smiling proudly over simpler times of his youth. "Nowadays you might find it excessive but this exercise has never failed before. In fact, my closest friendships were built on that very mountain top." This time he shot a glance at Juniper. He and her father were close, Gellid was there the most for Yonec when her mother died. She remembered many nights, seeing them sit in front of the fire; trading stories of the triumphs of battle and of Juniper's mother's courage.<br/>Juniper wished that Gellid could be as gentle with his students as he is with her father. She supposed she had the earn the right to be treated kindly by her male elders.<br/><br/>"Wait... You're leaving us on the mountain?" Ajax interjected.<br/><br/>"Yes. Overnight should do it." Gellid confirmed. He paused for a moment, watching the landscape while he processed his plans. "In fact, I would like Juniper and Geir to be team captains. You two may delegate responsibilities." He was curious to see how things would unfold. Allowing Geir and Juniper dominance over the rest of the group would hopefully bridge the gap that the students had so quickly established. He recognised that Geir was different, there was no denying that but he had no reason to believe that Geir was weak. Letting him be in charge would enable Gellid to see just how capable the boy was. In the case of Juniper, he wanted to push to her to strive for better.<br/><br/>Juniper gulped. Trying to mask her nerves behind a smile, she turned to Geir; "Captains, eh? Sounds like fun."