I don't know where Raj'ah is taking me, but I felt very nervous. After what happened in the tub earlier, I'm not so sure if I should be excited about what he is going to show me. Raj'ah stopped at the door and opened it. I didn't dare look inside of the room, I am too nervous to see what it would be like. I heard a soft thrill that got me to lower my hands. I looked at him and he looked ahead. We walked into the room and I saw what it look like a gym of some sorts much to my surprise.

"We need to train you so that you can prove to my clan leader that you are worthy." I looked at him with nervousness.

I can use some training so that I can get stronger, but I don't feel that strong.

"I can sense your uneasiness." Raj'ah said. I walked into the room and sat down on the mat.

"I don't know if I'm worthy..."

Raj'ah tilted his head a bit.

"Why say such things?"

"I cower away, Raj'ah." I admitted.

"Everytime there is danger a foot, I just cower away..."

Tears were streaking down my eyes when Raj'ah gently used his claw, placed it underneath my chin and lifted my face up.

"Don't be afraid, Alex." Raj'ah comforted me.

"You have to be brave not just for me, but for my people as well."

I looked at him deeply into his eyes and nodded. He told me to wait for awhile and he left the room. I kneel down and closed my eyes as if I am meditating. Brave. I have to be brave. Almost all of my life I cower away in fear. But having Raj'ah with me...well it makes situations like this one better. I thought about my childhood, how i lost my parents in seperate fates, going to college with nothing on my mind as a career until now here I am on an alien ship, rescued and waiting for my fate. While I was thinking, I heard the door open and I turned, it was Raj'ah who came in with some long sticks that are pointy...i stayed kneeled down while Raj'ah chuckled at me.

"Rise young one." Raj'ah said watching the young ooman getting up from her kneeling position.

Since he rescued her, he harbored the urge of taking her with him, but it was against the laws to take any alien at a very young age unless the pup is orphaned and the Yautjas have a choice to take the orphaned pup with them, or leave for another family to take them in. But he knows that he will get severely punished if he broke the laws. Raj'ah watched Alex looking at him as she waited for his instructions.

"Now, Alex." He began.

"I will train you in the art of combat. You will learn how to fight and to kill your enemies."

"Can I just beat them and let my enemy live?"

That was a stupid question for her to ask. He noticed her flinched when his mandibles began to flare up.

"No." He told the girl.

"In my culture, you have to kill your enemies."

It didn't sound so pleasant to her, as he noticed her facial expressions.

"Would you rather die?" Raj'ah watched as the girl shook her head frantically.

"You need to fight. Fight or die, young one."

He walked over to her and handed her the shrunken.

Raj'ah watched her as she observed the shrunken closely before he posed in a fighting stance.

"Fight."

What the heck? I cant fight..well I did when I was in 8th grade. Got suspended for a few days. But this one...hell no. As Raj'ah came at me, I moved out of the way. I am shaking like a maraca. Raj'ah looked at me with confusion in his eyes and frustration.

"Fight me, ooman!" Raj'ah roared.

I used the stick thingy and blocked his attack. He used his stick and swiped my feet, making me fall to the ground. I hit my back pretty hard. He waited for me to get up, but he decided to get me up. I waited for Raj'ah to make his move, he swiped at me, but I blocked the attack and watched him. I looked at his body until I spotted his arms shaking, so with some of my strength, I swiped his arm with the stick, knocked him down on the mat with my stick and made him bleed. I was in shock. He dropped his shrunken and looked at me. I dropped it too and fell on my knees, but he caught me.

"Very good young one," he commended her.

"I...hurt...you."

"In a good way. You are learning."

I looked at him in shock as he walked towards the wall and pulled out a box. He walked over to me and placed the box down. He opened it and pulled out the cream and bandages. I realized that it was a first aid kit. He cleaned his cut before applying the salve on his arm before putting the bandage on it.

"This is your first step, my young one."

I didn't understand it at first, but after he put the cream and bandages in the box he looked at me for a second before walking back to the shelf a and putting the box back before he went to the wall and grabbed what they look like shackles. He went over to me and put the shackles on my wrists.

"Your body is so stiff that I need to make changes to your body."

"As in..." I asked.

"As in giving your body a good stretch, to make you more flexible than you are now."

I didn't like the sound of that. He guided me to the board and placed my wrists above my head and my ankles down onto the shackles. Once I am restrained, I looked at him in fear. He went towards me and purred softly until I became so relaxed. Him and his purrs...so addicting yet so relaxing. He continued to purr when he turned the wheel around making me stretch. Oh God...this is felt so freaking good! He continued and continued until I felt a pinch. I hissed in pain, but he continued until all the sudden, he stopped. I am so stretched that it is driving me mad! He left me there for awhile. I tried to get out of my bondage, but the bondage wouldn't let me loose. My muscles are about to tear as I can feel it, but Raj'ah just continued to watch me until an hour later, he let me go. I watched him undo the restraints and he let me on the floor. My body was so wobbly that I nearly fall down. He scooped me into his arms and carried me back to his room where he ordered a servant to bring in their meals. I tried to get up, but the pain was unbearable, yet at the same time it felt so good...Raj'ah noticed it and helped me up when two servants brought in their meal and placed them on the bed. He joined me and looked at me.

"Eat, you need a lot of strength for tomorrow."

I'm too tired to eat anything, hearing my stomach growling has spoken for me. So I ended up eating. Raj'ah watched me for awhile and he too started eating.

After Raj'ah placed both trays out of the room, he turned around and saw Alex asleep already. She had a tiring day He understand that, tomorrow she will start again.