Lilia says that training Silver and Sebek “was pure physical rigor” and he would make them swim through rapids, climb mountains so high the air grew thin…you name it, really.”
We get a little of this information from Silver’s perspective where he says that Lilia was always putting him through drills as far back as he can remember: “It was grueling, to be sure. At times I would cry and swear I couldn’t go on. But Father would always build me back up, be it with a stern look or a kind word.”
Silver talks about a time he was climbing a sheer cliff an Lilia climbed beside him to show him how it should be done, saying, “He’s a remarkable man. And his faith in me allowed me to grow into who I am today.”
Lilia says that he did eventually take a more hands-off approach with the two children, giving them the freedom to play while watching over them from the shadows.
Lilia says that Silver and Sebek would “play tag in forests crawling with dangerous beasts. They would play hide-and-seek in vast, sprawling deserts. Oh, and then there was red light, green light – except they’d play amidst the mountain crags, atop nigh-volcanic terrain! They both grew into fine young men. I’ve not a doubt that I made the right call in re-evaluating their education!”
We get an example of this “hands-off approach” from Sebek’s perspective where he describes a time that he and Silver were abandoned on a mountain for a week with basic survival tools, despite how neither of them had any serious experience living outdoors at the time.
During Spectral Soiree Jamil compliments Silver on his acting: “Showing the whites of your eyes, sticking your tongue out, popping that vein on your forehead and shaking your hair around…you looked less like a long and more like a foul monster ruling the forest.” Silver says that Lilia has trained him well in “the art of intimidation”.
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