Day 66 - Return to Training

I sucked it up and returned to the Dour tonight to begin my training again.  The Captain was surprised to see me and his men greeted me with pats on the back and hearty hellos.  It was as though I was surrounded by family once again.

Captain Aldis worked me hard tonight, making me run through all of the things I had learned in the first 4 lessons.  He admonished me for my slipups and I tried hard to correct myself but my tired and unpracticed muscles fought back.

As I was leaving that night, the captain told me, "Don't worry.  You'll get back to where you were once get back into the swing of things."

I smiled at his play of words, "Thank you, Captain."

He bid goodnight and started to turn away but I stopped him, "Captain.  I just wanted to apologize for what I said at the recital."

He smiled and dipped his head in acknowledgement, "There is nothing to apologize for, young one.  Have a good night."