She nods. But she's kind of out of energy for talking. Or doing things. So she's just going to. Go.

She cleans up everything. Hides the signs of their presence. 

And then, since her brain is jittering and crashing and she's been doing way too much thinking, she shows up to the usually scheduled late evening training time with Aiglamene.

The old soldier doesn't say anything, just narrows her eyes and gestures for Gideon to start warming up.

She's only a little out of shape - she could stretch and do squats and pushups while reading, and she could jump and do situps and lunges and even run a bit while thinking, and in a way she's been so much more intensely driving herself than ever before. 

She's also exhausted and distracted, though. Her body's wound tight, and stretching is both more painful and takes longer than normal. 

Aiglamene is entirely pitiless as she runs Gideon through her forms and drills.

"You've a lot to catch up on, girl."

"I'll do the work." She's pitiless with herself, too.

Aiglamene grunts. "We'll see."

She does today's work, at least, pushing her body until it's even more exhausted than her mind. 

"I expect you back tomorrow," Aiglamene says at the end.

...She needs to wait for Ellyn anyways. If she goes down by herself... 

She might open the Tomb, now that she knows she can. And she said she'd wait. 

"Sure," she says, after an unusually long pause. 

"Unless there's something more important you have to do...?" she says leadinginly.

...She tells Aiglamene a lot, but... Ellyn won't like it if Gideon tattles.

So, she just shakes her head. 

"On your own head be it then, girl. I've little patience to train someone who won't commit."

Why does everyone think she has to be either a dumb brute or a weak intellectual - ?

"I'm committed," she grouches, "But that doesn't mean I can't do other stuff too." She wants to tell Aiglamene - wants to brag about all the progress she's making - wants to show her how hard Gideon's worked, how she's kept up with Ellyn even when that means running and reading at the same time or not sleeping - how stupid the current cavalier primary is, how she's better than Ortus even though he's his father's heir because she's both smarter and stronger than him - 

- She doesn't say any of that. Aiglamene probably wouldn't like hearing it, even if she's told Gideon to train her mind some too. Ellyn definitely doesn't like hearing it. 

"Then show up for your sessions," Aiglamene responds. "There's a reason we have a schedule."

Uggghhhhhh.

"I will."

They'll see, won't they. That's all for today.

She heads to her favorite hiding place in the library, falling asleep curled up in a dark nook. (It's too easy for people to find her in her cell - the room is too big for her to really relax and sleep properly.)

She studies and trains hard, haunting the library when she isn't with Aiglamene, waiting for Ellyn.

It's two days before Ellynhark seeks her out again.

"Let's go."

She perks up. "Lead the way." 

(She's pretty sure they have enough time before her next scheduled training with Aiglamene - and they can hear the bells even down at the Tomb anyways.)

Back to the Tomb. Unpicking all the wards is much faster for having done it before.

What does Ellyn want to test first with the main ward? 

She has a list...

Gideon's ready. 

Then they'll start.

(Ellyn doesn't have the same kind of obligations Gideon does, so she'll likely have to keep track of time on her own.)