"You must bend your knees more!" Master Long moved along the line of his new students with a rod in hand. Even the twins Chen and Sun, had joined in for a bit of fun. Everyone was grunting and sweating as they strained to hold the horse position.
Long stopped in front of MeiLan, whose face was pale as she trembled with the effort. She was dressed in men's clothes again, while the maid Anak had tied her skirts together between her knees. "Tighten your buttocks! Keep your back straight!"
He continued to move down the line, using the stick in his hand to poke and prod. Only Emilian seemed to settle comfortably into the form, as though his muscles remembered, even though his mind could not recall. Long examined him critically and nudged him in the shoulder to check his stability. "Well done," Master Long gave him a nod of approval.
