Battleschools are schools which novice knights attend in order to become part of the Araluan army. Each fief has a Battleschool attached to it, which is run by a Battlemaster. Each Battleschool has a different number of apprentices, tailored to how large and important its feif is. Battleschool apprentices must go through 5 years of training in order to become a knight. Since the Battlemaster of each school creates the training schedule, the difficulty of each school varies. Cadets higher than first year are often called upon to assist the drill instructors, but in times of war, all the apprentices must fight. Although knights and apprentices make up the bravest and strongest fighters of the King's army, the bulk of men still comes from regular soldiers, which are made of farmers and other