The Hidden Blade
“They made a leisurely trip of it, taking as many as six or seven days, so that it would not be too demanding on Mother’s health.
Amah had been looking forward to the outing for months. Not that she and Ying-ying ever joined the sightseeing, but because the courtyards would empty completely during that time: Little Plum always went with Mother, and Cook always took the opportunity for an extended visit to her family.
Amah had been teaching Ying-ying hand-to-hand combat stances inside their suite... of rooms. As they were limited in both space and privacy, she couldn’t train Ying-ying as rigorously as she wanted to. But with everyone else away they could at last practice in the middle courtyard, where there was ample area for maneuvers without having to worry about knocking over furniture or kicking a hole in the window.
The stances were a series of postures that flowed one into the next. Ying-ying had been practicing them in a set sequence. But, as Amah now explained, once mastered, the individual elements would become hers to use as she saw fit, like musical notes on a scale.MoreLess
Amah had been looking forward to the outing for months. Not that she and Ying-ying ever joined the sightseeing, but because the courtyards would empty completely during that time: Little Plum always went with Mother, and Cook always took the opportunity for an extended visit to her family.
Amah had been teaching Ying-ying hand-to-hand combat stances inside their suite... of rooms. As they were limited in both space and privacy, she couldn’t train Ying-ying as rigorously as she wanted to. But with everyone else away they could at last practice in the middle courtyard, where there was ample area for maneuvers without having to worry about knocking over furniture or kicking a hole in the window.
The stances were a series of postures that flowed one into the next. Ying-ying had been practicing them in a set sequence. But, as Amah now explained, once mastered, the individual elements would become hers to use as she saw fit, like musical notes on a scale.MoreLess
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