Sanderson oathbringer6/26/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() I love tradition, I've fought for tradition. 'If I only tie it twice,' he exclaimed, 'the ends hang down so low, I trip!' I was shocked to see that he was terribly short. Why tie your belt three times, when everyone else thinks you should do it twice? The ancient, wizened ardent was eating curry and flatbread, completely uncaring of who ruled the city. ![]() I found my master's master's master in Kholinar after we captured it. He insisted that this was the right way to tie a takama, as he'd learned from his master. So, when my travels took me to Harth's hometown, I searched out his master, a man who had trained with the ardents in Kholinar. He said it was the right way, the true way. Everyone else had long drooping belt ends at the front of their takamas. The first time I went to duels at a neighboring town, I felt like an idiot. The belt was too tight, wrapped three times - you had to pull it hard to get enough slack to tie the knot. You put on the skirt, then the overshirt, then you wrap your cloth belt around yourself three times and tie it. He wouldn't have stood for me fighting like this. He was very focused on proper procedure, and wouldn't let me train until I'd learned how to put on a takama the right way. Young fellow, not a true swordmaster - but good enough. My father found a teacher for me from two towns over. ![]() “Tradition? Kadash, did I ever tell you about my first sword trainer?īack when I was young, our branch of the Kholin family didn't have grand monasteries and beautiful practice grounds. ![]()
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