Ashes of Six
The moment I got into a rhythm, he upped the intensity, quicker parries, sharper counters, faster footwork, tighter reflexes.
“You won’t have the time to think during the trials,” he lectured, face unreadable. “Your body needs to react before your mind does.”
After that, Shara Boudin practically dragged me to the Hawthorne training hall for what she euphemistically referred to as “controlled aggression exercises,” which was basically her way of saying she wanted me to punch things until my brain turned to mush. I stopped thinking about who might be watching. She hovered over me like a vulture, barking orders about stance and pressure points, all the while making not-so-subtle insinuations ab
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