I stood at the edge of the forest, looking at the cave, confused, unsure, reconsidering if I truly wanted Kassie to continue teaching me at this point.
Was this master-student relationship really the best way forward?
At the same time…
I knew.
I was just being a chicken.
If this was what it was going to take for me to become stronger, then it was what I needed to do. That fundamental truth hadn't changed about me. The drive was still there, buried somewhere beneath all my complaining and deflection.
It was just…
'Can't we just start tomorrow?'
When I read novels and saw the heroes powering up, I had always thought I related with them. It was now, standing here with my feet refusing to move, that I truly understood I didn't. These things were easier said than done. Those bastards made it look so easy.
Get pissed on, power up, and get back at everyone.
