[center][h2]And So It Begins[/h2][/center]
[center]Themerlinhawk[/center]
[center][b]Day 1, Crack of Dawn[/b][/center]
[center][i]Megelis[/i] [/center]

Megelis hadn’t bothered with his power armor as was typical for him within the walls of the Tower. The forms came easily as he flowed through them [i]Crouching Falcon, Twined maces, Two cranes, Dragon’s Revenge, Wild Glare, Darkness, Blind Grace.[/i] The forms were old and his muscles carried him through them as he approached the more difficult forms he spead up. [i]Dancing Serpent, White Tiger, Walking on Water, Dragon’s Grace, Forked Lightning, Defending the Temple, Plum Flower.[/i] Even with all of his years by the time he was done with Plum Flower a sheen of sweat coated his forehead. Continuing to move he began with Warriors path, as Megelis began to transition into Seeking the Bridge his concentration was broken by a “Yo.” 

The blade halted mid stroke as he turned to look at the new comer. “You know I’ve been working on that transition for three weeks and I think I had it too.” Megelis face broke into a smile.“You aren’t one of the recruits are you? Yet I don’t think I’ve had the pleasure of making your acquaintance.” [i]Is this one of Shard’s hand picked members?[/i] Megelis shrugged off the strange feeling as he extended his hand hand palm up. It was a calculated gesture; Megelis refrained from offering a traditional handshake in favor of a Korval greeting to see how far the newcomer had traveled. The proper response was to extend first one and then the other hand palm up to show that they were carrying no weapons at which point he’d offer his other hand as well. It was safer than a handshake as you could break someone's hand easily with a traditional handshake. Not that Megelis would be offended if an improper greeting was extended. It was largely habit combined with curiosity.