Moonspear Stiffen up that upper lip.

A year or so.  I've been training longer, but the title wasn't mine until I left.  My mentor always made sure my head never got too big.  Bridget snorted, but was clearly fond of the woman despite her comment.  She missed having someone to learn new material from.  And the few times she'd earned praise from the medic, she'd known for sure she'd earned it.  Leticia didn't give compliments often.

There's a lot of knowing to it, but some of it's instinct.  The hardest lesson was this one, knowing your limits and when the blame wasn't yours.  Bridget felt her attention drawn back but didn't turn, just kept walking.  I don't mind teaching, regardless of what you learn today.  If they found no one on the mountain, Bridget could still show her a trick or two if she had it in mind she might like to learn.  It wasn't something she'd chosen for herself and she didn't mind if the girl felt similarly turned off on the path.