Limits.

I was shooting the arrows for the better part of the afternoon . Laly said the more I practice shooting the better I will get . Of course that was true with anything I did but I guessed that she wanted to motivate me . "You can stop for now . You were at it for couple of hours now . Get some rest . You will not learn the archery in one day" Laly said .

I stopped my practice and prepared to make some late dinner for myself . When the meat was roasting, I asked "I never saw you eat . What do Eterians eat actually?" . She responded "The same stuff as you humans do? I mean, we are not that much different . Why do you keep treating me like some sort of rare creature?" .

" . . . She is kind of right about that" I thought and decided to change topics . "Do you want some meat?" . She shook her head again and said "No, I"m not hungry" . I was baffled, "I never saw her eat so why wouldn"t she be hungry?" I asked myself . I ate my dinner and decided that it was enough archery training for one day . Instead, I thought I could try and start modifying the 4th diagram from the Strength Manual . "It"s always good to have it already modified . When I need it, I will have it straight away . Besides, I don"t know how long it will take me to modify it" I thought .

I drew the 4th diagram on the ground using a stick and stared at it for a while . I was trying to find out anything that could be changed and improved . I also knew that I would have to add an intent or aura at the end . I wasn"t bothered by that at that moment . I would have to first modify it before I could try and add aura to it .

Laly that was sitting next to me looked at the drawing as well and asked "What is this?" . I responded to her "This? A diagram that allows me to train my strength . The pose I do in the morning is the 3rd diagram that I modified . This one is 4th and I"m trying to modify it now" . She looked at me and then at the diagram while saying "So that is the reason why you always did those stupid poses every morning . I always wondered why would you do it . I didn"t want to be rude so I didn"t ask . There are loads of people who have some strange habits" .

"Anyone would think that probably . I mean, those poses do look weird" I thought . Laly then said "But if you have the pose already, why are you modifying it? Just use this one" to which I responded "I can"t, it"s not right for me . These diagrams were much weaker and not suitable for me before I modified them . This is the 4th diagram and the difficulty to modify them rises every time I try to modify the next diagram . From what I can see already, my medical knowledge is too shallow to modify it . I don"t see much wrong with it and even if I change some small bits, this will not work" .

Laly stared at the diagram for a while and said "Maybe I can help you" . I was not only confused but shocked . "She can help me? HOW!?" I asked myself . I looked at her and said "How? Do you know a lot about the Art of Medicine?" to which she responded "No but I do have some books that are quite advanced . I don"t understand many things from them but maybe you will be able to" .

"BOOKS!" I screamed in my mind . "Give them to me!" I said in a hurry as if she was about to burn them to ashes . She shook her hand a books started appearing . This was another shocking moment . It looked like she magically pulled out those books from thin air . I asked "How did you do that?" to which she said "What? Oooh! You mean how I retrieved those books? I have the same thing as you do but a bit or rather a lot better . You have those bags of yours that are quite common with humans but I have something else" and she showed me her wrist .

"This is my bracelet . It has the same functions as your bag but this thing is much better . Not only it reduces the weight of the things inside, it can also fit much more than those c.r.a.ppy bags" she said . "This is amazing!" I thought and asked "Did you make it? How is this made? What are the materials? Where can I find them?" . I was like a small child who was shown something amazing and mystical, that was why I showered her with questions .

She said "Calm down . No I didn"t make it, I received it from my parents . They gave it to me as a present . I don"t know how it"s made, I"m not very knowledgeable about such materials . I know that my parents paid a huge price for someone to create it for them" . I was a bit disappointed because if she knew how to make those things, I could learn that and make my own in the future . Still, she had some medical books, I took whatever I was given .

There were a total of 3 books . Their t.i.tles "Corporeal Structure", "Bone Treatment Log" and "Nerves and Pressure Points" . As I read the t.i.tles, I got more excited . The 1st book probably described stuff about our physical bodies which would be useful to me as I probably didn"t know everything . Nick taught me a lot about the human body but I"m sure he didn"t or couldn"t teach me everything . "I might find some very useful things inside that book" I thought .

The 2nd t.i.tle was a bit mysterious . A log would suggest some kind of entries in order of dates . "If my guess is correct, this books should contain a specific date and time with a cause and method of treating that cause for the patient . All of this will probably refer to the bones in human"s body" I thought . The 3rd t.i.tle was something I studied in the past with Nick but at a very basic level . "Nick only showed me couple of pressure points and explained some stuff about our nervous system but this book might hold a lot more" I thought .

With those books in my hands, I was a happy man . I looked at Laly and asked "How did you get those books?" to which she replied brazenly "I killed a guy who had them . It was quite a few years ago . Do you find them useful?" . I said "Of course! These will be very useful to me . I will give them back to you once I"m done with them" . She replied "No need, you can keep them . I have no use for them anyway and they were only clattering up my bracelet" .

She didn"t have to ask twice . "If she doesn"t want them back, I will take them gladly" I thought and took my books back to the cave . I was very eager to start reading them before I went to sleep . Laly followed me inside the cave and sat on the chair in my room as usual . I didn"t think much of it as my focus was fully on the books . I chose the "Corporeal Structure" book and opened it on the first page .I was shooting the arrows for the better part of the afternoon . Laly said the more I practice shooting the better I will get . Of course that was true with anything I did but I guessed that she wanted to motivate me . You can stop for now . You were at it for couple of hours now . Get some rest . You will not learn the archery in one day Laly said . I stopped my practice and prepared to make some late dinner for myself . When the meat was roasting, I asked I never saw you eat . What do Eterians eat actually? . She responded The same stuff as you humans do? I mean, we are not that much different . Why do you keep treating me like some sort of rare creature? . . She is kind of right about that I thought and decided to change topics . Do you want some meat? . She shook her head again and said No, Im not hungry . I was baffled, I never saw her eat so why wouldnt she be hungry? I asked myself . I ate my dinner and decided that it was enough archery training for one day . Instead, I thought I could try and start modifying the 4th diagram from the Strength Manual . Its always good to have it already modified . When I need it, I will have it straight away . Besides, I dont know how long it will take me to modify it I thought . I drew the 4th diagram on the ground using a stick and stared at it for a while . I was trying to find out anything that could be changed and improved . I also knew that I would have to add an intent or aura at the end . I wasnt bothered by that at that moment . I would have to first modify it before I could try and add aura to it . Laly that was sitting next to me looked at the drawing as well and asked What is this? . I responded to her This? A diagram that allows me to train my strength . The pose I do in the morning is the 3rd diagram that I modified . This one is 4th and Im trying to modify it now . She looked at me and then at the diagram while saying So that is the reason why you always did those stupid poses every morning . I always wondered why would you do it . I didnt want to be rude so I didnt ask . There are loads of people who have some strange habits . Anyone would think that probably . I mean, those poses do look weird I thought . Laly then said But if you have the pose already, why are you modifying it? Just use this one to which I responded I cant, its not right for me . These diagrams were much weaker and not suitable for me before I modified them . This is the 4th diagram and the difficulty to modify them rises every time I try to modify the next diagram . From what I can see already, my medical knowledge is too shallow to modify it . I dont see much wrong with it and even if I change some small bits, this will not work . Laly stared at the diagram for a while and said Maybe I can help you . I was not only confused but shocked . She can help me? HOW!? I asked myself . I looked at her and said How? Do you know a lot about the Art of Medicine? to which she responded No but I do have some books that are quite advanced . I dont understand many things from them but maybe you will be able to BOOKS! I screamed in my mind . Give them to me! I said in a hurry as if she was about to burn them to ashes . She shook her hand a books started appearing . This was another shocking moment . It looked like she magically pulled out those books from thin air . I asked How did you do that? to which she said What? Oooh! You mean how I retrieved those books? I have the same thing as you do but a bit or rather a lot better . You have those bags of yours that are quite common with humans but I have something else and she showed me her wrist . This is my bracelet . It has the same functions as your bag but this thing is much better . Not only it reduces the weight of the things inside, it can also fit much more than those c.r.a.ppy bags she said . This is amazing! I thought and asked Did you make it? How is this made? What are the materials? Where can I find them? . I was like a small child who was shown something amazing and mystical, that was why I showered her with questions . She said Calm down . No I didnt make it, I received it from my parents . They gave it to me as a present . I dont know how its made, Im not very knowledgeable about such materials . I know that my parents paid a huge price for someone to create it for them . I was a bit disappointed because if she knew how to make those things, I could learn that and make my own in the future . Still, she had some medical books, I took whatever I was given . There were a total of 3 books . Their t.i.tles Corporeal Structure, Bone Treatment Log and Nerves and Pressure Points . As I read the t.i.tles, I got more excited . The 1st book probably described stuff about our physical bodies which would be useful to me as I probably didnt know everything . Nick taught me a lot about the human body but Im sure he didnt or couldnt teach me everything . I might find some very useful things inside that book I thought . The 2nd t.i.tle was a bit mysterious . A log would suggest some kind of entries in order of dates . If my guess is correct, this books should contain a specific date and time with a cause and method of treating that cause for the patient . All of this will probably refer to the bones in humans body I thought . The 3rd t.i.tle was something I studied in the past with Nick but at a very basic level . Nick only showed me couple of pressure points and explained some stuff about our nervous system but this book might hold a lot more I thought . With those books in my hands, I was a happy man . I looked at Laly and asked How did you get those books? to which she replied brazenly I killed a guy who had them . It was quite a few years ago . Do you find them useful? . I said Of course! These will be very useful to me . I will give them back to you once Im done with them . She replied No need, you can keep them . I have no use for them anyway and they were only clattering up my bracelet . She didnt have to ask twice . If she doesnt want them back, I will take them gladly I thought and took my books back to the cave . I was very eager to start reading them before I went to sleep . Laly followed me inside the cave and sat on the chair in my room as usual . I didnt think much of it as my focus was fully on the books . I chose the Corporeal Structure book and opened it on the first page .