"A little tired, but not too bad yet," Bulla replied. "All that training with my dad has done wonders for my endurance."

She was up much later than she was accustomed to, and she'd probably sleep like the dead for a few hours once she came home, but it took quite a lot to actually exhaust her now. She was grateful that her father was on a mission and couldn't put her up to any training when she got home from this outing, though. That would have been miserable.

"Do you need a hand carrying anything, Effie?"