Howard nodded his head at the end of Taylor's confession, indicating that he understood why his friend had taken such a sudden yet appropriate decision to start focusing on his studies.
While he did feel annoyed that his baby sister was involved as she was the catalyst for the series of changes Taylor had made to his lifestyle, he was supportive nonetheless.
He knew just how talented Taylor was, both in academics and in swordsmanship.
His friend was passing each class with the bare minimum even without trying and the credit for this went to his innate talent.
Therefore, thinking of how much higher he could climb if he started putting in more effort had ignited the flames of competitiveness in Howard's heart.
Until now, Taylor rarely trained with him, always using the excuse of not caring enough to even try but now that things were different, he could not wait to spar with his best friend in the coming days.
Both father and son have a knack for blackmail xD