Honed

From a history book I’m reading: He drew charcoal portraits for extra money, but talent didn’t save him from [unpleasant work in] the tannery. After work, he would lie down in a corner of the shirt factory where some apprentices slept. He would hide beneath a sheet and try to ignore the rats as they scurried over his face. In sleep he honed his talent for escape. * New Escapologist Issue 19 and the anniversary edition of Escape Everything! are both available now.