The last competition Belasko won was the catch a slippery pig contest at his village fair. Now he has to beat the best warriors in the kingdom. Belasko, a farm boy who ran away to war, is a decorated soldier and war hero. When Markus, the Royal Champion, stages a competition to choose a successor, a world of possibility opens up to him. Possibility that Belasko cannot resist. Can Belasko fulfil his potential, beat the finest blades in the kingdom, and become the first commoner to claim the title of Royal Champion? Set fifteen years before The Swordsman’s Lament, this novella sets in motion both the events of that novel and Belasko’s destiny. Buy it now or get it FREE by signing up to G.M. White's newsletter (https://gmwhite.co.uk/)
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Fresh from battle, young Bennosuke has fulfilled his potential and has become the warrior his father wanted him to be.
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... the swordsman's intent, Warin kept any comments to himself out of respect. The pair had been on the trail of their quarry for several weeks; arriving, as it were, only days after the reprobates had managed to move on through the ...
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The swordsman must work through the skills of his or her art over and over again; this cannot be ignored. ... Finally, it must be emphasized that, despite the commonality of the Confucian ethics of budo, the influence of Zen Buddhism on ...
The swordsman's was a hard face, and now he gave the priest a hard look. ... “And by what oath would I be sworn?” Honakura edged a little closer to his meaning. “I am not familiar with all your swordsman oaths, my lord.
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