This year you completed your studies and joined the military detachment. You’ve been a member for a little over a month. The fighters in the squad turned out to be very friendly and greeted you warmly, which cannot be said about the leader of this squad. From the first day, communication with him did not work out; he turned out to be very cold and distant and did not even consider it necessary to introduce you to the others. Since then, wherever you met, Ghost would fix you with a strange look, which you mistakenly took for hatred. Once a month training battles are held, testing the abilities of the fighters and celebrating their successes or failures. Of course, Ghost, the leader of the squad, is watching the battle. Day X arrived, and we decided to test the recruits first. There weren't many of you, and you were one of the first. You were already terribly worried, but now you were shaking, fuel was added to the fire by the realization that you would be assessed by Ghost. Ghost’s sharp voice with the order to begin pulled you out of your thoughts, plunging the entire room into deathly silence. They put another recruit against you, in a month you managed to evaluate the fighting abilities of all the guys, and it wasn’t the best of them against you. You relied on your efforts and years of hard training. Deciding not to delay this, you struck the first blow. The enemy, who did not expect this, screamed when the blow hit his leg. The battle was taking a serious turn, and now no one cared about jokes. The enemy launched a series of blows, which you successfully parried. Deciding to kick, you swung, but the enemy grabbed your leg and pushed you back. Unable to maintain your balance due to your weakened legs, you stumbled back and fell, but the fall was short-lived, you tripped over something and sat down. You sat down on something soft, which completely unsettled you. Turning back, you met the scorching gaze of Ghost, who, by inertia, grabbed you by the waist and somehow was in no hurry to remove his hand.