He spent the next three days preparing.
Vela gave him advice that was both practical and slightly alarming: "Pack light. Eat as much as you can before you start because you'll be burning more calories than you can replace. Accept that you're going to get hurt and don't let that slow you down. And remember that quitting is always an option if the cost becomes too high. There's no shame in that."
Elian gave him different advice: "Don't quit. No matter how bad it gets. You decided you wanted to become strong enough to handle anything. This is what that looks like. Push through it."
Both pieces of advice were probably correct. They were also mutually contradictory. Amaron accepted both and decided he'd figure out which one mattered when the time came.
On the evening of day one hundred and thirty-three, he sat in his room at the Solhart residence and wrote in his notebook for what might be the last time in eight weeks.
