A Loner - Short Story ( Part 5 )

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The next days brought me a lot of new knowledge. Ralion sent me to the inner caves, which were carved in the mountain not far from those three buildings. It was a system of caves that moved deep into the heart of the mountain itself. Ralion told me that some of them were created naturally and that they were already there when the first warriors founded the Brotherhood here, and that later they were a few more carved out of the dark depths of the mountain. The premises were given to various skills, but at first I was here in a circular hall that was overloaded with books. He took me to a little niche, carved into a wall and hidden from the main chamber, brought me two dozen books and said that it is necessary to first examine what is written there. Although as a child I had only the minimum knowledge that the father could provide me, that is, I only knew how to read and write, as well as the basis of the account, I was eager to start. I read and studied the books without ceasing. From time to time one of the warriors would come to make a company or some servant to bring me food and water. What I learned there has never been discovered by a large number of people, at least those segments that are concerned with government and wars. There was a lot of talk about secret societies and more secretive tasks and orders that they had to carry out.

Every day again and again, I went back there and continued with learning where I was stopped the previous day. Although a few days passed from all the news and the truth Ralion told me, I'm still not sure that I understood the whole picture. I did not understand why somebody would like to get a son out of sight, even if he was son of one of the best people in the kingdom? It tortured me at night, but I patiently waited for that knowledge to reach me. At least I have a time for waiting.

The days turned into weeks, weeks into a month, and my job was still the same. To take and, I also need to remember that knowledge. In my mind. Ralion, who said that this is crucial to understanding the causes, consequences, and goals. He would occasionally come to me, so that he can see how much information I have collected and whether I have a need for his help. Little by little, and I realized I loved what I was doing. To give me certain peace, even though I discovered some hard and devastating things, I dealt with them in my own ways.

Until two days ago, all my research was based on the turmoil of power and genealogies and the internal affairs of the important families, as well as the secret and elite societies of warriors through the ages. And then I came to the book or books that started to talk about our Brotherhood and learning methods. Although I was at the beginning of the book, the complexity of the organization itself was obvious. Learning of the Mind, that's what they called it, covered the full control of your body while meditating. And in that meditation, through training, the training is both mental and military. Through centuries it was the method of creating the most capable and deadliest warriors seen by this world. Of course, there were indications of other cognitudes through meditation, but above all, the rule of the mind and the warrior craft. In the same way, there were indications that it takes at least seven years to fully master these skills. I was not worried about timing, I was worried whether I was capable of achieving such a thing.

As I was thinking about it all the more, I understood the dream's grandiosity and the ingenuity of these methods. And I tried to find out more. To grow up to that task.

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