"It's long... but since we have nothing else to do, why not, you are the first girl that hanged out with me in the special way...
When I was 11, my village was raided and my parents killed. I escaped with a knife, and was forced to survive for... god knows how long. I can't remember. I don't even know how I did it, I just did, like something inside of me wanted me to survive even harder than I ever could. I mean, even when I was bleeding out and about to lay down and die, something forced me onward to home so I could close the wound.
I had to kill a knife. As you can imagine, it was pretty hard. I had to be as quiet as possible, and kill on the first strike unless I was planning to take a few bits taken out of me. This was the beginning.
When I was... 13 something, I found another village, which I stayed in for a couple of months in and out until a shady old man came to me. See, he had been watching me for a long time, and was apparently impressed with me. He offered me lessons to further increase my skills. Apparently he is a descendant of the old empire's Combat Assassins. When I asked him what it would cost, he told me that it's free. I still do not know why to this day he taught me for free.
So, I spent... uhhh... I think until 18, learning the ways of the old assassins. Killing without making a whisper. Until the old man finally breathed his last breath. On his last breaths, he gave me this knife, made out of 'Tungsten Carbide' which extremely tough. Left without anyone else that cared about me, I went back into the wilderness.
When I was 21, I eventually came across a small, quaint village that was having trouble starting. Our former village. They asked for help, I accepted.
At least, I think that's how it happened. It's all a blur, since I spent quite a long time surviving.
Also, did you know if you hit the neck just right you can partially sever the spine, causing paralysis, without leaving a huge mark? Just put the blade right here *touches hand on spine, somewhat hard, and arced 15 degrees upwards, causing Rebecca to feel slightly numb, then releases*, push in lightly, and your opponent will loose all control over their body. If you aren't planning on killing them, just incapacitating them temporarily, chop it with your hand as hard as you can, and they'll loose a lot of feeling in their body for a decent while. It could save your life knowing this."