Chapter 14 Practice

I woke up one day to my brother Moge's stinky breath. I rolled over with a snort. I got up and stretched. No one could tell what time of day it was while we were in the cave, when you got tired you just lay down and went to sleep.

I got up and nudged Issy. Is stirred but went back to sleep. I bit his ear. He rolled over. I growled and poked him in the ribs. Finally he woke up.

"What do you want?" he said.

"Come on . . . teach me a little. There is only one guard awake" I said and it was true.

"Ok, I guess"

After that, Issy showed me some techniques to practice that his grand wolf had taught him. After awhile Issy got irritated with me.

"You know what? How do we know if you even have the full power?"

"What, now your quiting on me!"

"Well . . . . try looking in my mind"

"What!"

"That's the fourth power level of the Nost"

"Well, I guess I can try"

I tried harder and harder and harder.

There was a small voice. I looked around and it vanished. I tried again. There was the voice again.

"I wonder if Tuff really has the power of the Nost" It was Issy's voice!

"Issy!"

"What"

"I-I can hear your thoughts"

"Really what did I think"

"You were wondering if I really had the power of the Nost"

Issy just looked at me. A twinkle lit up his eyes.

"Oh my god. You really have the power of the Nost. I doubted you at first, but you really have the power of the Nost!"

"Wait does this mean? Does it mean I'll be able to beat the Balkas leader?"

"Not right now . . . we have a lot of training to do"

After that, we trained until everyone else woke up. But now someone besides my brother truly believed in me.