Apprentices are not really meant to talk to each other about the various rituals which take place during our training. I have, of course, longed to talk to someone my own age about my experiences here, if not just to get a sense of whether anyone else’s training has been as confusing as mine. Occasionally, often when we’re eating together, someone will make an oblique reference to one of the ceremonies, and everyone will pretend they didn’t hear it while desperately looking around the table to get a sense of whether the word has resonated with anyone else...