第4章无鞘之剑
ASWORDWITHOUTASHEATH
BYJOELANSFORD
Whatisaswordwithoutthemanbehindit?Teachingaswordsmantokillissimple.Thetruechallengeliesinteachinghimnottokill
WhenIwatchedmyyoungbrotherbegintraining，hebreathedlifeintothebladeatfirsttouch.Oneheardwhispersinthehallscomparinghimtotheswordmastersofold.ButasYasuogrewandhisskillsincreased，sodidhisego.Hewasimpetuousandboastful.Heignoredourmasters’lessons，andknewnothingofpatience
Fearingmybrotherhadstrayedtoofarfromtheway，Iwentnottowarnhim，buttomakeanappealtohishonor.Igavehimamapleseed，ourschool'shighestlessoninhumility...oneYasuoseemedtohaveforgotten.Aseedisjustaseed，butgiventimeonemaycometoknowthebeautyitholdswithin
Yasuotookmygift，andthefollowingdayhepledgedhimselftotheElderSouma.Ihadhighhopeshewouldlearnthepatienceandvirtuerequiredofatrueswordsman
Itwasnottobe
Today，itseemscleartomethatYasuomurderedtheverypersonhewassworntoprotect.Hehasbetrayedhisnation，hisfriends，andhimself.Wereitnotformyactions，Iwonderifhewouldeverhavebeensweptdownthisdarkpath
Butmytaskisnottoquestion.Imustbeartheburdenofmyduty
Atfirstlighttomorrow，Iwillsetouttocaptureaswordwithoutasheath:mybrotherYasuo
BYJOELANSFORD
Whatisaswordwithoutthemanbehindit?Teachingaswordsmantokillissimple.Thetruechallengeliesinteachinghimnottokill
WhenIwatchedmyyoungbrotherbegintraining，hebreathedlifeintothebladeatfirsttouch.Oneheardwhispersinthehallscomparinghimtotheswordmastersofold.ButasYasuogrewandhisskillsincreased，sodidhisego.Hewasimpetuousandboastful.Heignoredourmasters’lessons，andknewnothingofpatience
Fearingmybrotherhadstrayedtoofarfromtheway，Iwentnottowarnhim，buttomakeanappealtohishonor.Igavehimamapleseed，ourschool'shighestlessoninhumility...oneYasuoseemedtohaveforgotten.Aseedisjustaseed，butgiventimeonemaycometoknowthebeautyitholdswithin
Yasuotookmygift，andthefollowingdayhepledgedhimselftotheElderSouma.Ihadhighhopeshewouldlearnthepatienceandvirtuerequiredofatrueswordsman
Itwasnottobe
Today，itseemscleartomethatYasuomurderedtheverypersonhewassworntoprotect.Hehasbetrayedhisnation，hisfriends，andhimself.Wereitnotformyactions，Iwonderifhewouldeverhavebeensweptdownthisdarkpath
Butmytaskisnottoquestion.Imustbeartheburdenofmyduty
Atfirstlighttomorrow，Iwillsetouttocaptureaswordwithoutasheath:mybrotherYasuo
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