William rose from his bed, a broad yawn stretching his lips as his thoughts drifted back to the events of the past week.
Why reflect on the past week, in particular? Because it had been exactly seven days since William had been thoroughly beaten to a pulp by his new master—his sensei.
And it hadn't gone by the way he thought it would. He thought that the training would be normal and he would just casually learn many types of weapon fighting skills but he was wrong… he was very very wrong.
The week that followed had been a challenging yet transformative period, during which William had absorbed a considerable amount of knowledge from the man. Chiefly, he had become adept at enduring a brutal thrashing and still managing to stand tall. It was clear that his new master hadn't merely been testing his abilities with those initial blows. No. This was simply the man's method of teaching.
