Military Precision

It was something that their father impressed early upon them, as soon as they were able to understand.

It surrounded them; everyday from the moment they woke.

As soon as they got up, the beds needed to be made: the sheet crisp around the edges of the mattress, tight enough to bounce a quarter on it.

They were to wash properly, hair combed, short in a crew cut.

Then, training: sit ups, push ups, weight training as pre-teens.

Guns were to be cleaned, knives to be sharpened, and spells to be memorized.

"We were raised to be soldiers."