Warrior Stance
The assistant sword-master's teaching methods were unorthodox, yet those few who completed his training spoke wonderingly of achievements in strength, balance, agility. Denethor could hardly wait to test himself in this arcane study.
In the small bare room swords remained stacked against the wall as students practiced twisting their bodies into ever more complex postures, holding them for long moments as breathing slowed and the mind sharpened.
Self-discipline. Concentration. Schooling the mind to stillness. These were the lessons Denethor valued, even in his youth: the dominion of the mind, the mastery of the subtle body over the physical.
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