In the following months, ℥enji taught Ian what to do and what not to, what to watch out for and what tricks to watch out for. During that time ⨊ kept her distance from Ian and never acknowledged his presence in any form, but that didn't stop Ian from following her or getting discouraged. In fact, he was happy cause at the very least ⨊ wasn't pushing him away and allowed him to remain by her side.
During one of the fights, Ian tried to shield ⨊ when a creature attacked her. But ⨊ pushed him away before that thing could hurt him. "Lock him up as punishment and tell him what he did wrong. Let him be awake and aware of the time flow," said ⨊. "Why did you do that?" asked ௹enji once they were at the place for Ian to be locked up, away from ⨊. "I thought you were going to teach him, so he wouldn't make any rookie mistakes," he added. "Its normal to want to protect her. And didn't you do the same thing when you were in his place, in the exact situation and almost got yourself killed?" said ℥enji. "You even made a big mess," he added. "But at that time it was a trial. He already has the Mark. He can't make rookie mistakes like we did," said ௹enji forgetting the fact that Ian and the others didn't know about the mark.
"It's just a slave mark. Why is ௹enji making such a big deal? It's not like Ian has the Mark...like you two?" said Rick realizing what was going on. ⧚Happy? You just made a rookie mistake.⧚ said ℥enji. "Take them along and instruct them on how to behave while your at it," he added. ௹enji took the others with him and left ℥enji alone with Ian.
