BURN-OUT
M.C.A. Hogarth

helun [ heh LOON ], (noun) — camaraderie, particularly among those in dangerous or difficult professions

      "You don't belong here," I said.
      Yes, I was so bad I was turning away students. And if he'd answered with defensiveness or anger...
      ...but he said, "I know."
      I scowled. "Why are you here, then?"
      "You're the only one who can teach me."
      "I'm not the only armsmaster in the city," I said.
      "No," he said. "But you're the best at what I need to know."
      "And what is that?" I asked, ears flattening.
      "Subduing the unarmed."
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