Shadowheart

[thinks of his very devout teacher who also basically broke every one of his buddhist vows at some point or another.]

You'd think that if training your mind was the point, it'd prove more sincere if it was by your own willpower and not 'cause you received a nasty shock every time you strayed...

[half-muttering.]

... All right. [he'll take her word for it, regarding enduring the pain.] Though, where does that leave you now? I don't have a great feeling about that rite of passage, to be honest.