284 7.12 The Archery Training Begins..

"Alright, use a blind arrowhead for your practice. Go and stand here with your bow and arrow. I want to see how well you wield your bow and arrow and I will guide you if you make any minor mistakes. Do you have a bracer?"

"Blind arrowhead? Oh, you mean this tipless arrows. Alright...I don't have a bracer and do I need one, Elder?"

"Not at this moment, no, you do not need one but you would require one in a couple of days or when you become a Class 1 Bowman. You've got fine arrows here. Very straight and uniformly made, this would fly in a straight line indeed."

I was happy that the arrows were appraised by her well and I have made a fine purchase.

"As an archer, remember the first thing is your posture and stance. stand with your two feet apart. See that tree there? That's your intended target. Now perform a stance and facing that tree as your target."

I adjusted both my feet and made a straight imaginary line towards my target that I'm going to shoot.

"Hold your bow in your arm. Which is your master arm and eye?"

"I can shoot with either my left and right arm and both my eyes are master eyes. I'm ambidextrous, Elder. I won't give any other people a chance to know where I am shooting from the place in hiding."

"That's impressive. Now, I want you to hold your bow in your left hand and use your right to release the arrow. Do it now, but do not release your arrow."

I held the bow in the middle with my left and I placed my left elbow outwards from the drawstring and nooked an arrow on the string and pulled. The drawstring was placed right in the bridge of my nose as I took aim with my right eye and closed my left. My left arm was perpendicular with the ground and it was straight outstretched. My right arm that was holding the drawstring was cocked back and everything is in a straight line.

The Elder was moving around to correct some minor mistakes and adjustment and found that she liked what she saw.

"Alright...hold that position until morning. This is a test to see your endurance. If you're able to hold that position till the morning at the break of dawn, you would be able to wield any types of bows."

"Don't cheat on me ok. Remember this is for your own good. If you cheat, then it's your end results that follow. The trees and the birds will report to me if you put down your bow or slacken the drawstrings abit. Do not move from your position at all. This training is one of many."

"Yes, Elder...I won't cheat on myself...!"

I gritted ny teeth as I pronounced that to the Elder as I maintained my position, holding the bow in my outstretched left arm with the arrow nooked in my right arm in an anchoring position.

I MUST ENDURE AND PREVAIL NO MATTER WHAT...!!! No doubt this is a test for me on my endurance and patience, I hope that it's worth it.Keeping an eye open while the other is closed is really something I hadn't done in a very long time. Even training as a sniper before, we keep both eyes open on the scope until it's time to shoot at the silhouette targets.

It was only an hour or so and I felt that time had somehow stood still as the surrounding turned into dusk. Matilda was busy chatting with her granny and was catching up with old grandmother's cock and bull stories as laughter and sniggles drifted in the dark.

"Don't disturb him, cutie pie. If he wants to be an archer, he should have the endurance of holding that position till morning. He would be the predator waiting for his prey and not the other way round. An archer is like a hunter, patience, resilience, endurance and strength. We will see how this young man performed and hope he can last till tomorrow."

I heard the Elder said to her granddaughter and it was audible enough even if it's far from earshot.

"Granny, do you want a Coke? I'm going to the vending machine to get one..."

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"Oh...A diet one for me, cutie pie...hush...not too loud or he will hear you..."

"Hii...hii...hii...Yes, Granny, I will go now and be right back. In going to get some insect repellent too..."

"COKE...?! VENDING MACHINE...?!? INSECT REPELLENT...?!? Is this a resort park or what?! Girl Guide's campsite?! A common camping ground?! Hello...I am here and I could hear pretty clear you know...! Can I get an ice-cold Frappuccino later when I'm done with the bow and arrow exercise?" I screamed aloud in ny thoughts at the thought of modern-day luxuries in the middle of the 12th Century higher middle ages of England.

"It's better for me to concentrate on my Internal Chi Breathing techniques and meditate while I stay here rooted to the ground. At least I'm killing a few birds with a single arrow. Hahahahaha..." I thought aloud and closed my eyes as I slowly controlled my breathing and transfer all energies to the secondary points on all parts of the body.

"I'm fortunate that I could still employ my Chi Breathing, meditate and enters my Realm of Mind. With the thousands of bricks and thousands of Refined Steel plates, I would be able to use that for my future in case I need to sustain myself financially."

"Sigh...I should have taken a leak before I partook in this endurance test. Better not think too much and it's better for me to meditate."

The minutes ticked by and to avoid feeling numb, I wiggled my toes on my feet. Perspiration had started to form on my forehead and the stinging droplets had entered my eye and is disrupting my concentration...! Damn...! Now my nose is starting to itch and twitch...!! Huaaarrgghhhhh...why am I facing this misery alone...

Concentrate dammit...think of all the happy moments...Meditate and let your mind free...As long as you don't let go the arrow or drop the bow, it should be fine.

"It's only 845pm Sam, you still got another 9 more hours to go. Just flow with it and you will persevere will the end at 530am when the birds start chirping again..." said an offscreen crew as he passed me by before hitting the lights off against the backdrop.

"Awww...screw yourself, dude...!" I shrieked at him, making me lose my concentration once more...