380 James' new friends (2)

"Can one be a warrior without starting as a junior warrior?", James asked.

"Of course", Zack responded. "Normally, after high school, we would join as warriors in training. Right now, we have the same status as warriors in training, but we are at an advantage because we started earlier. After we finish school, we will turn into warriors in training, and we will be eligible to take tests needed for becoming regular warriors and get ranks assigned."

"You can think of us as elite forces.", Erik added proudly. "Most of us who join early get ranked by the time we reach twenty years old. Zack's grades are so good that he got a scholarship and is attending school in the human city."

James' eyes sparkled with curiosity as he turned to Zack. "How can you go to a human city regularly? What if someone upsets you and you shift in front of humans?"