Limits.

Winter arrived . The days got shorter, nights longer and the temperature lower . I improved a lot during my training with Nick . Not only I recovered my strength but I also managed to learn something . I mastered the wooden poles, I could move however I liked on these poles . Even Nick was surprised at how good I was with those wooden poles .

My knowledge also reached better heights . I memorized both books and Nick asked me many questions . Some were difficult, where I had to give couple of answers and some were more obvious . I achieved that due to hard work, sweat and blood . Nick was overjoyed that I managed to master all the things to such a level with so little time . He praised me couple of times and also praised my strength .

My strength was now comparable to about that of Rand"s strength . I was a lot swifter and agile due to the training with wooden poles everyday . In the beginning, it seemed to me that this training was created for balance . Later on, I realised that I learned to make no unnecessary movements and therefore I became more swift and more agile due to the control I had over my body .

Today Nick saw the results of my training and knowledge gaining . He then said "Very good . I shall impart now new knowledge to you and you can continued your further training" . I nodded my head and Nick continued "I will not teach you the art of hidden weapons yet . I still have something to teach you before that" . I thought about it and said "Why can"t I learn all 3 altogether?" to which nick replied "It simple boy . It"s because you already have fundations of hidden weapons . When I ask you to train it, it will look much differently to what you may expect . I need to teach you the other stuff first" .

I was a bit confused "So I do have a foundation but he still insist of teaching me something else first… That is a bit weird" I thought to myself . Nick then continued "I will tell you the next training you will do for the art of stealth . I will also give you this" and he threw to me another book . The book was not thick like the two previous ones . It had about 100 pages maybe . Nick said "This book contains basic knowledge of minor medicine creating . That means, there are recipes and methods of creating medicine for small to medium severity ailments" . I was a bit surprised then I looked at the book again and I noticed there is no t.i.tle so I asked Nick "There is no t.i.tle here . What is this book called?" to which Nick responded "This is my book . I never actually thought of naming it . These are all my basic recipes and so it was only used by my and no one else . I guess naming it would be proper since you are going to be inheritor" . He then went into a deep thought while I waited for him to finish .

I was a bit confused "So I do have a foundation but he still insist of teaching me something else first… That is a bit weird" I thought to myself . Nick then continued "I will tell you the next training you will do for the art of stealth . I will also give you this" and he threw to me another book . The book was not thick like the two previous ones . It had about 100 pages maybe . Nick said "This book contains basic knowledge of minor medicine creating . That means, there are recipes and methods of creating medicine for small to medium severity ailments" . I was a bit surprised then I looked at the book again and I noticed there is no t.i.tle so I asked Nick "There is no t.i.tle here . What is this book called?" to which Nick responded "This is my book . I never actually thought of naming it . These are all my basic recipes and so it was only used by my and no one else . I guess naming it would be proper since you are going to be inheritor" . He then went into a deep thought while I waited for him to finish .

After a while Nick exclaimed "I know! I will call this book Evil Manual of Medicine!" . I was a bit taken aback and thought "Why evil?" . Nick was gloating about his naming sense and I didn"t really give a d.a.m.n that much about the name but the content . "If he wants to call it like that, then so be it . I shall call it Evil Manual of Medicine" . I said to Nick "Right, I will try to learn this then" . Nick woke up from his dreams and said "Ahem . You do that . Now the part about the art of stealth training" . He then continued "You will use this to train" He took out a mask that looked like a skeleton"s head and pa.s.sed it to me .

I was a bit confused and asked "What am I supposed to do with this?" to which Nick answered "You will put on that mask and navigate through the wooden poles" . I thought to myself "This can"t be that difficult" . Nick as if reading my mind said "It"s not as easy as you think because for this training I will change the position of the poles constantly and there will be more of them" . He went to the corner and retrieved another 16 wooden poles of varying sizes .

I asked him "What is so difficult? I just have to put that mask on and move around them? EASY!" and I put the mask on . Then I saw nothing . Darkness was the only thing I saw . This mask was not just a blindfold, it was constructed in such a way that even if it shifted a bit up, down, left or right I still could see no light . I took the mask off and said "Now I understand" to which Nick smiled and said "I told you it will not be that easy" .

I asked him "What is so difficult? I just have to put that mask on and move around them? EASY!" and I put the mask on . Then I saw nothing . Darkness was the only thing I saw . This mask was not just a blindfold, it was constructed in such a way that even if it shifted a bit up, down, left or right I still could see no light . I took the mask off and said "Now I understand" to which Nick smiled and said "I told you it will not be that easy" .

I then asked another question "Why this design?" he smiled again and said "Because you remind me of a skeleton with your skinny body" . I was kind of p.i.s.sed "It"s not my fault I look like this… wait, it is kind of my fault I look like this . d.a.m.n it" . I asked "Do you have any tips?" to which Nick answered "Just one . Don"t hit the poles" . I said in anger "HAHA, very funny! That is not a tip, IT"S OBVIOUS TO ME!"

Nick then said "It"s all you will get at least for now . Try to figure this out on your own" . I calmed down a bit and said "Alright" . Nick then added "I will be staying with you for couple of hours everyday but I will not aid you or speak to you, so focus on your training" .

I nodded my head and put the mask back on . I tried walking with my hands stretched in front of me to feel for the poles and yet I always managed to get hit straight in my face . I was getting p.i.s.sed because even if I crossed my arms so that no pole could go between them I still hit them with my face! It was obviously Nick"s doing . He placed them behind my arms and I walked straight into them .
Nick then said "It"s all you will get at least for now . Try to figure this out on your own" . I calmed down a bit and said "Alright" . Nick then added "I will be staying with you for couple of hours everyday but I will not aid you or speak to you, so focus on your training" .

I nodded my head and put the mask back on . I tried walking with my hands stretched in front of me to feel for the poles and yet I always managed to get hit straight in my face . I was getting p.i.s.sed because even if I crossed my arms so that no pole could go between them I still hit them with my face! It was obviously Nick"s doing . He placed them behind my arms and I walked straight into them .

I decided to think about it before I lose consciousness due to walking into the wooden poles all the time . I came up with one idea, it was sound . I tried to listen to Nick"s movements or pole movements . Any sound I could hear, I tried to find the direction and move accordingly . It didn"t help much as I still walked straight into the wooden poles .

I thought "There must be something else besides sound . But what? Smell?Taste? There were no other senses I could use" . My vision was blocked . My hearing didn"t work and smell as well as taste wouldn"t help here . I needed to think about this more .

The training went like this and I tried slow, fast and so on but nothing worked . I needed senses that were more able to pick even the tiniest details up . That was the only solution I could come up with . I needed to train my other senses .Winter arrived . The days got shorter, nights longer and the temperature lower . I improved a lot during my training with Nick . Not only I recovered my strength but I also managed to learn something . I mastered the wooden poles, I could move however I liked on these poles . Even Nick was surprised at how good I was with those wooden poles . My knowledge also reached better heights . I memorized both books and Nick asked me many questions . Some were difficult, where I had to give couple of answers and some were more obvious . I achieved that due to hard work, sweat and blood . Nick was overjoyed that I managed to master all the things to such a level with so little time . He praised me couple of times and also praised my strength . My strength was now comparable to about that of Rands strength . I was a lot swifter and agile due to the training with wooden poles everyday . In the beginning, it seemed to me that this training was created for balance . Later on, I realised that I learned to make no unnecessary movements and therefore I became more swift and more agile due to the control I had over my body . Today Nick saw the results of my training and knowledge gaining . He then said Very good . I shall impart now new knowledge to you and you can continued your further training . I nodded my head and Nick continued I will not teach you the art of hidden weapons yet . I still have something to teach you before that . I thought about it and said Why cant I learn all 3 altogether? to which nick replied It simple boy . Its because you already have fundations of hidden weapons . When I ask you to train it, it will look much differently to what you may expect . I need to teach you the other stuff first . I was a bit confused So I do have a foundation but he still insist of teaching me something else first… That is a bit weird I thought to myself . Nick then continued I will tell you the next training you will do for the art of stealth . I will also give you this and he threw to me another book . The book was not thick like the two previous ones . It had about 100 pages maybe . Nick said This book contains basic knowledge of minor medicine creating . That means, there are recipes and methods of creating medicine for small to medium severity ailments . I was a bit surprised then I looked at the book again and I noticed there is no t.i.tle so I asked Nick There is no t.i.tle here . What is this book called? to which Nick responded This is my book . I never actually thought of naming it . These are all my basic recipes and so it was only used by my and no one else . I guess naming it would be proper since you are going to be inheritor . He then went into a deep thought while I waited for him to finish . After a while Nick exclaimed I know! I will call this book Evil Manual of Medicine! . I was a bit taken aback and thought Why evil? . Nick was gloating about his naming sense and I didnt really give a d.a.m.n that much about the name but the content . If he wants to call it like that, then so be it . I shall call it Evil Manual of Medicine . I said to Nick Right, I will try to learn this then . Nick woke up from his dreams and said Ahem . You do that . Now the part about the art of stealth training . He then continued You will use this to train He took out a mask that looked like a skeletons head and pa.s.sed it to me . I was a bit confused and asked What am I supposed to do with this? to which Nick answered You will put on that mask and navigate through the wooden poles . I thought to myself This cant be that difficult . Nick as if reading my mind said Its not as easy as you think because for this training I will change the position of the poles constantly and there will be more of them . He went to the corner and retrieved another 16 wooden poles of varying sizes . I asked him What is so difficult? I just have to put that mask on and move around them? EASY! and I put the mask on . Then I saw nothing . Darkness was the only thing I saw . This mask was not just a blindfold, it was constructed in such a way that even if it shifted a bit up, down, left or right I still could see no light . I took the mask off and said Now I understand to which Nick smiled and said I told you it will not be that easy . I then asked another question Why this design? he smiled again and said Because you remind me of a skeleton with your skinny body . I was kind of p.i.s.sed Its not my fault I look like this… wait, it is kind of my fault I look like this . d.a.m.n it . I asked Do you have any tips? to which Nick answered Just one . Dont hit the poles . I said in anger HAHA, very funny! That is not a tip, ITS OBVIOUS TO ME! Nick then said Its all you will get at least for now . Try to figure this out on your own . I calmed down a bit and said Alright . Nick then added I will be staying with you for couple of hours everyday but I will not aid you or speak to you, so focus on your training . I nodded my head and put the mask back on . I tried walking with my hands stretched in front of me to feel for the poles and yet I always managed to get hit straight in my face . I was getting p.i.s.sed because even if I crossed my arms so that no pole could go between them I still hit them with my face! It was obviously Nicks doing . He placed them behind my arms and I walked straight into them . I decided to think about it before I lose consciousness due to walking into the wooden poles all the time . I came up with one idea, it was sound . I tried to listen to Nicks movements or pole movements . Any sound I could hear, I tried to find the direction and move accordingly . It didnt help much as I still walked straight into the wooden poles . I thought There must be something else besides sound . But what? Smell?Taste? There were no other senses I could use . My vision was blocked . My hearing didnt work and smell as well as taste wouldnt help here . I needed to think about this more . The training went like this and I tried slow, fast and so on but nothing worked . I needed senses that were more able to pick even the tiniest details up . That was the only solution I could come up with . I needed to train my other senses .