"No leash this time," Cole said with a roll of his eyes. He really did think that Victor had done a better job in raising him, but it seemed that some things couldn't be trained out of a Halliwell. Oh well, he could handle it like everything else he was forced to deal with. "First of all, I'm no longer going to be training you or your siblings. Instead, you'll be trained by your grandmother and enrolled in Magic School for weekly lessons until you've reached the same strength as your mother and aunts."

He didn't even give Chris time to respond before he moved on to the next point. "This part, I'm sure you'll like. The three of you will also be on light duty when it comes to dealing with demons and whatever evil is out there wanting you dead," he said easily. "I'll be dealing with the minor threats while you get to have your normal life, but anything involving all three of you is the first priority above everything else. Do you think that'll work for you?"