He shot the kid a grin. "Then be glad you aren't a noble then, but a filthy common peasant like me."<br/><br/>He was up before sunrise, already down in the yard doing his morning exercises, though after doing his usual hour of exercises, he added an extra half hour of experimentation, working some magic into the routines, seeing what flowed well and what flubbed horribly. He had breakfast sent up before he started the second set, and cleaned with a spell, before heading up to dress and snag some of the food, provided Josh left any. After his meal, he got the group on the road, and spent the time walking to test Josh's ability, letting Sapphire deal with Amelia for the moment.