Foreword by one who has as much to learn now as she did when she was a student long ago. Long have our masters taught the ways of the sword at Leki's Blade. And yet, not every lesson took place in the field of battle. Recall, then, the words of the masters who once led our illustrious school. Distill their meaning, for battles can be won by the mind as well as the blade. Pay heed! — Master Fadalia at-Ahtar