Even though things now were getting colder, and the cloudy skies threatened to snow, and the mornings blanketed the plains in frost, Beam would still wake up at the same time every day, along with his master, and he'd meditate in the cold water, looking for further insights into his progress.
For indeed, now it was his progress – it was his ideas that were driving him forward. Along with giving him the responsibility to protect the village, Dominus had said something else.
"If you wish to reach the highest of peaks, you must learn which routes to choose yourself, as I did. My role as your teacher is merely to guide you in doing that. You've improved your strength, your speed and your martial skill under my tutelage – but the true progress came by your own hand. Since you have seen such a thing yourself, I need say no more," Dominus told him.
