osin begins her training. he and sonja find that, even though she has occasional flashes of her former reflexes, she no longer has access to the full might of the skills bestowed by scathach (now an almost forgotten goddess with waning powers) in her previous life. despite this, sonja is able to learn faster than osin expects. she decides to seek revenge covertly, joining lucan's pirate crew to be closer to daniel's assassins.