Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword of Avalon
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword of Avalon
“Only a few sections of the playing field squished underfoot, for which the young men who had come to join Mikantor’s band were grateful. He stood watching them now as they used practice blades to go through the stylized sword moves.
“I wish my uncle had come with us,” said Aelfrix, who was standing beside him with a waterskin filled with tea made from the hips of the wild rose. Anderle had sent it down to refresh them.
“Bodovos would have made you work harder,” observed Mikantor.
“I know, but a...t least we wouldn’t spend so much time standing around . . .”
Mikantor could only agree. He wished he had paid better attention during the endless drills Bodovos had imposed on the City of Circles Guard. But it had never occurred to him that he might need to pass on the knowledge imprinted by constant practice in his muscles and nerves. He knew how to do these things, but not to how to explain them. Far too often, drill would come to a halt while the instructor tried to remember the next step in an exercise.MoreLess
“I wish my uncle had come with us,” said Aelfrix, who was standing beside him with a waterskin filled with tea made from the hips of the wild rose. Anderle had sent it down to refresh them.
“Bodovos would have made you work harder,” observed Mikantor.
“I know, but a...t least we wouldn’t spend so much time standing around . . .”
Mikantor could only agree. He wished he had paid better attention during the endless drills Bodovos had imposed on the City of Circles Guard. But it had never occurred to him that he might need to pass on the knowledge imprinted by constant practice in his muscles and nerves. He knew how to do these things, but not to how to explain them. Far too often, drill would come to a halt while the instructor tried to remember the next step in an exercise.MoreLess
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