Thaddues got up early he next morning. He dressed quickly and set of for Zarani's house. He had learned the knife masters name after he had been chosen yesterday. He would spend most of his time on knife fighting lessons, but he would take other lessons too. He approached the steel doors of the Zarani's house. He must be very wealthy he thought to himself studying the house. Suddenly he realized the door was opened and a voice had said " Come in ", twice already. He stepped over the threshold into a cozy room with a crackling fire.
Zarani sat at the head of a small table. " Sit ", he ordered. Thaddeus scuffled over to the table and sat in the chair opposite him. " So, I understand that you are an orphan and long to be an assasian", he said. Thaddeus nodded uncomfortably. " And ", he continued, " Your Ambition is to be a skilled knife fighter." Thaddeus nodded again. " Ok then, we may as well get started." He beckoned Thaddues to follow him and they walked into a bigger room. " Today I'm going to be showing you the knifes we use and their primary uses", he said. He pulled out a large broad dagger. " This one is what we call our combat knife ", he explained, " We use it as our main close quarter weapon." " And this one" he continued pulling out a small knife, " Is our parva knife, we use it to get into small chinks in armor or occasionally throw it." " Understand?", he asked. Yes sir, Thaddeus said. " Then lets see how skilled you are with a knife."
They walked out the door of Zarani's home and hiked into the forest were they found a clearing. They were small targets placed around the clearing. " Let's see how you throw with the parva knife", said Zarani. Thaddeus took the knife, and drew his arm back and aimed. He threw it in one smooth action and watched as it flipped end over end toward the target. " Not bad, said Zarani. Thaddeus flushed in pride and studied his shot. He didn't hit the bulls eye, but not bad for someone with no training, thought Thaddeus. " Now let's see how you far with the combat knife." He took out two carved wooden knifes from his belt. "I've made these to be about the same weight and balance as the combat knife", explained Zarani. " Now take your stance." Thaddeus crouched studying his opponent. They circled around the clearing, knives at the ready. Thaddeus stepped in and cut quickly at Zarani. He blocked it with ease, then with the quickness of a snake hit him harpain the hand with his practice knife, causing him to drop it. " Don't worry, it's just your first day", he said after seeing the disappointed look on Thaddeuse's face. After he was finished with the day, he was assigned a bunk with the other knife fighting apprentices. He gladly accepted it falling on the bed, exhausted.
Word Definiton. Parva= Latin word= small.
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