As tired as he was, her comment has his spine straightening, his chin raising. The words then I'll be sure to make you proud didn't have to be said. They could be seen.

He had, after all, absolutely no plans to remain a Six for long. Not when what he truly wanted, the rank that was meant for him was so much higher.

And learning from Laureline was going to help him get there. "Are we to begin again, then?"