Bab 53: Vladimir wakes in a monastery..

Vladimir awoke inside his monastery cell. As he walked out into the cold he found a newly recruited team of Riders warming up for pre-breakfast exercise, so he fell in among them eagerly. Their routine of training began with a warm up consisting of a series of normal exercises - pushups, star jumps, sit-ups, and joint rotations before they began a run through the city. With his enhancements Vladimir could easily hold a position in the front ranks behind one of their two instructors. One instructor was at the front and another at rear of the group. By now the riders had shaken the cold off themselves, and they wove their way through the city streets before eventually returning. Eventually they drew within view of the monasteries white walls. At this point the instructor began gradually increasing speed until they had reached sprint pace, with the trainees racing to be the first through the monastery walls.