Threshold of Force

Your words of unknown power remained in my thoughts as I patrolled toward the lower pantry frame. Mounted low against the skirting board sat a heavy magnetic doorstop, its brushed chrome core dormant. As I drew near, an unseen force seized the tip of my lowered blade, wrenching the steel tight against the disc with sudden violence. I did not pull back in haste. Planting both greaves into the oak grain, I gauged the exact threshold of its pull, testing how much leverage was required to overcome the invisible snare. With a measured twist of both gauntlets, the bond broke cleanly. True strength is not reckless force, but knowing how to master it.