Alright now kids, I've been gone for quite some time. I'm wondering, have I lost my touch? Read my TG Essay and let me know. Am I washed up, or is there hope yet?

 

Auron Decoa,

Aspiring to the Rank of Tower Guard

 

Final Essay

 

The decisions I will discuss in the following pages, I see not so much as choices I have made, but conclusions, which I have inevitably drawn from the course of my training, and the path of my personal development.

The first time a trainee lifts a sword, there is an instinct, somewhere inside them, crudely guiding them in its use. This instinct is the basis of what will one day be developed into the discipline their duty will require of them. Unsurprisingly, this discipline differs in each of us. After spending the greater part of my life running from my problems, I naturally possessed an affinity for speed. During my training with Masters Nuitari and Thorik, I have channeled my quickness of mind and personality into that of a blade. I do not question the fact that a swift swordsman can overcome a stronger opponent if he possesses the skill, and my blade is on the way to being one of the swiftest.

Any warrior aspiring to stand amongst the Tower Guard must remain devoted completely to their duty to the tower. It is a burden that may never release, and one, which they voluntarily take to shoulder. Most of the men and women amongst your ranks fight with a single-minded dedication to this dedication. I do not. I have always been one to divide his tasks and my sword work is no different. Like two parts of the same weapon, I wield two blades with increasing effectiveness. Soon, I will be able to fight with the advantage of two separate warriors.

In the void, focus is mine. Not even the greatest of life’s problems can invade my concentration when the penetrating calm of the void envelops me. When your life is a war on the shadow, every time you draw steel; it becomes a battle in that war. Like any general, it becomes a necessity to separate the battle from the war. If you look at the grand scope, the war as a whole, you are destined to fail. Only in the void can one narrow his focus until it is set only on the battle.

The deadly speed of the scimitar, the empowering reach of the naginata, and the cunning of the butterfly knife, these are the tools I take to my trade. I am prepared to serve the Tower, and the light.

seems fine to me...way bether than anything i would have writen..luckily i am past the essay stage

 

now your name triger something in my mind

 

maybe its just reminding of someone elses name but in case not...you the one i did an rp with back when i was an accepted? checking up on in the yard after you (?) got out from the infarmary?

No, you're right, that was me. Auron Decoa, the one and only. How ya been Ata? I see you bonded Nuit. Good guy there.

Yep, you've still got it. ;)

yeah he is...and i been fine...how about you?

 

 

not sure if i changed TG before you went away? curently on Liitha (daugther of Tanitsja&Corwin) and is a BM

 

congrats on your rise to TG...let me know if you need help down the road