Take one more step and I'll put an arrow through you."
Will tried to model his voice on the quiet, threatening tone Halt had used. He had retrieved several of his arrows from the nearest target and now he had one of them ready, laid on the bowstring. Halt glanced around approvingly.
"Good idea," he said. "Aim for the left calf. It's a very painful wound.
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Bryn looked from Halt to Horace and back again. He saw no pity in either face.
"I don't want to," he said in a very small voice. Horace found it hard to reconcile this cringing figure with the sneering bully who had been making his life hell for the past few months. Halt appeared to consider Bryn's statement.
"We'll note your protest," he said cheerfully. "Now continue, please.
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The sun was trembling on the brink of the world, the shadows at their longest, and they still had several kilometers to go.
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Sometimes, life threw up problems that even the wisest, most trusted mentor couldn't solve for you. It was part of the pain of growing up.
And having to stand by and watch was part of being a mentor.
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Sometimes, he thought, all you could do was wait.
John FlanaganA minor fief had risen up against their
cruel and avaricious lord, with hundreds of people surrounding his Manor house, threatening to burn it to the ground. The panicked nobleman's message for help was answered by the arrival of a single Ranger. Aghast, the nobleman confronted the solitary cowled figure.
'They sent one Ranger?' he said incredulously. 'One man?'
'How many riots do you have?' the Ranger replied.
If everything is done for me... how will I ever learn?
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If and perhaps.... The language of procrastination and uncertainty. That's just people looking to justify their own lack of action.
John FlanaganTags: procrastination uncertainty
Men... performed better when they understood why they were being asked to carry out a task.
John FlanaganAnyone can make a mistake.... It's how they learn from it and recover from it that shows their true worth.
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