After a night of celebration, Bahir led his trainees to a location on the northern end of Portsmouth. It was nearly two kilometers from the port town. The eight spies-to-be followed the fanalis diligently. Bahir was a little surprised in all honesty. He figured the hike would act as a final weed out. The remaining eight were even keeping up with him. Some of them were smiling as they made their way to the field that Bahir was taking them to.
The training would take a few days, maybe even a few weeks. He knew that turning these thieves, street rats, and common people into creatures of shadow was going to be a big challenge. Not only for them, but for Bahir as well. Despite popular belief, his main concern was if the people would be able to handle themselves. This is what the first couple of days would focus on. The spies in training will show off their physical capacity to the red haired assassin and then their combat prowess. Even though the process will be tedious and mind numbing, possibly even body numbing, Bahir was looking forward to it. He was a bit interested in what their backgrounds had forced them to develop as far as physical and combative ability... especially the fanalis girl that had been in Portsmouth.
Stopping at the spot, Bahir turned to look at them all with a smile. "Alright. This is where your training will begin." Bahir smiled and started to remove his white overcoat and grinned at his new students. The man stood there in his black pants and his dark crimson shirt with his arms crossed. He had an unfair physical advantage over all but one of them, but even then he was sure that he had an edge on the girl. Luckily for Bahir, there was an even number of them so he could pair them off and have them fight, tournament style. This, of course, would happen later.
After they all had the chance to stop moving and take in the landscape, Bahir would speak again. "First things first, I need to see how you all compare physically. How strong are you? How fast are you? These are the things I need to know by the end of this day. Your initial test showed me how resourceful or cunning you are. The second test showed me that you would be courageous and follow my orders. Today, the trek here from Remano showed me that you are loyal and are willing to follow me despite how far and tiring the journey. This training will be your reward."
Bahir moved to the side and showed them a small obstacle course that Bahir had set up. There was a rock wall, monkey bars, hurdles, an area for a certain number of push ups to be done, and even swinging pendulums. For safety reasons, the swinging pendulums didn't have blades at the end. Instead, they had a rather large stone, wrapped in three layers of padding. Even though the hit won't be fatal... it will more than likely knock someone unconscious for a few hours.
"Alright. On my mark you all will run through this course. Get through this as fast as you can. In the push up area, you will be required to do thirty five push ups. Understood?" Before he could get a clear answer from his recruits, he moved on. "Good! Now. On your mark... Get set... GO!" As the fanalis yelled 'go', the trainees sprinted towards the course.
Word Count: 593/1500The training would take a few days, maybe even a few weeks. He knew that turning these thieves, street rats, and common people into creatures of shadow was going to be a big challenge. Not only for them, but for Bahir as well. Despite popular belief, his main concern was if the people would be able to handle themselves. This is what the first couple of days would focus on. The spies in training will show off their physical capacity to the red haired assassin and then their combat prowess. Even though the process will be tedious and mind numbing, possibly even body numbing, Bahir was looking forward to it. He was a bit interested in what their backgrounds had forced them to develop as far as physical and combative ability... especially the fanalis girl that had been in Portsmouth.
Stopping at the spot, Bahir turned to look at them all with a smile. "Alright. This is where your training will begin." Bahir smiled and started to remove his white overcoat and grinned at his new students. The man stood there in his black pants and his dark crimson shirt with his arms crossed. He had an unfair physical advantage over all but one of them, but even then he was sure that he had an edge on the girl. Luckily for Bahir, there was an even number of them so he could pair them off and have them fight, tournament style. This, of course, would happen later.
After they all had the chance to stop moving and take in the landscape, Bahir would speak again. "First things first, I need to see how you all compare physically. How strong are you? How fast are you? These are the things I need to know by the end of this day. Your initial test showed me how resourceful or cunning you are. The second test showed me that you would be courageous and follow my orders. Today, the trek here from Remano showed me that you are loyal and are willing to follow me despite how far and tiring the journey. This training will be your reward."
Bahir moved to the side and showed them a small obstacle course that Bahir had set up. There was a rock wall, monkey bars, hurdles, an area for a certain number of push ups to be done, and even swinging pendulums. For safety reasons, the swinging pendulums didn't have blades at the end. Instead, they had a rather large stone, wrapped in three layers of padding. Even though the hit won't be fatal... it will more than likely knock someone unconscious for a few hours.
"Alright. On my mark you all will run through this course. Get through this as fast as you can. In the push up area, you will be required to do thirty five push ups. Understood?" Before he could get a clear answer from his recruits, he moved on. "Good! Now. On your mark... Get set... GO!" As the fanalis yelled 'go', the trainees sprinted towards the course.