Chapter twelve: Remembrance
"Wrong! You're doing it all wrong!" Thendryt looked up.
"Your elbows are too far out, your stance is unstable and you picked a sword that's too heavy for you. How old are you, boy?"
"Thirteen, Sir." Thendryt replied. "Soon to be fourteen."
"Why the heavy sword, boy?"
"I like it, Sir. I saw it and I thought it stood out from the rest of the swords." Thendryt said, looking down at his feet.
There was a moment of silence.
"You liked it?" The man put his hands on his hips and looked down upon the young Thendryt.
"Yes, Sir." Thendryt looked up.
"You do realize that it is meant for someone strong, not a skinny teenager?"
"I can wield it! I swear!
"Sure you can, boy." The man scrutinized Thendryt, top to toe. "Sure you can."
"You just watch me! I'll be the most skilled warrior in the Organization!" Thendryt turn his back on the stranger and continued to hit the training-dummy with the oversized sword.
"Are you serious about that, boy?"
Thendryt turned around to face him and nodded. This made the man grin widely.
"Well then, if you're sure. I'm your new mentor and if you want to live up to that dream you will do exactly as I say and as I do. Understand?" Thendryt had a big smile on his face and almost jumped in excitement.
The man walked over to Thendryt. "What's your name, boy?"
"Thendryt, Sir!"
"Thendryt? A strong name." He held his hand out and Thendryt clasped it. "My name is Bryn."
Bovad carried Thendryt out of Eregion and into the Trollshaws.
Through bushes, over streams, over fields.
"Am I doing it right Sir Bryn? Can you show me how?"
Over stones, under fallen trees, on thin paths.
"Push yourself harder Thendryt, never show weakness! Ten more!"
Alongside ridges, past cliffs, into the wild.
"I'm proud of you boy, but do another twenty."
Bovad stopped by a stream to drink.
"Drink, Thendryt.Collapsing won't teach you anything "
Bovad started to walk.
"Bryn, Bryn! I won!"
Bovad upped the pace to a trot.
"Bryn! I bested all the others!"
Full gallop.
"Thank you Bryn, for all you've done for me."
Alongside the Bruinen.
"Bryn. I received my first mission."
Up, up, up the hill.
"I will return the sword I took from you the first time we met, Thendryt. May it serve you well, you can now master it."
Through the gates.
"Where will they send you?"
Imladris.
"And Thendryt... It's good to see you in one piece."
"The Organisation isn't what you think it is."
"I'm proud of you, boy. Again!"
"Welcome to Carn Dûm."
"I want nothing but for you to see the truth."
"Harder Thendryt, you can do it!"
"Tell me what you know, and the pain will stop."
"Work hard and you'll make us all proud, not just me, Thendryt."
"What shall we work on today?"
"Never show weakness to your enemies."
"Spit it out, Thendryt. What do you know?"
"The lad is mine, I shall train him."
"I will break you, Man of Rohan, I will break you soon."
"You're stronger than them Thendryt, use your strength."
"You can't keep this up forever."
"I know you'll do a splendid job in Rivendell."
"Bryn! It was Bryn!"
"From now on, we're not teacher and student. We're simply friends."
"Thendryt!"
