There was a small clear space in the stockroom. I pushed some boxes and a few pieces of antique furniture to the side and made the space larger. I pulled my renki out of my backpack and changed. Then I ran through my unarmed forms to get loosened up. It also gave me something to focus on. It was a cramped space, but I made do. It was my first workout since I got back, and it felt good to stretch my muscles.
renkiThere wasn’t enough space to go through the forms with my staff, but I was able to work with my daggers. While I didn’t want to inflict serious injury, history had shown me that it was best to be ready for any situation. Back on Daoine, I had started to develop my own forms for going back and forth between open-hand combat and knife-work. I’d gotten fairly proficient at having a b
