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whispered it and hung my arm around Seth’s shoulders.
A girl’s laugher chimed in from behind us and we quickly looked back.
She was standing a few feet away with a couple of books held in her arms, hugging them to her body and a smile of amusement. “Not even close.”
She was wearing the uniform for girls, a white high collar dress with a gray and silver weaved knit waist cincher wrapped around it. Her blonde hair was left down and simply pulled back on the sides and she stood with her feet right together in their knee high gray boots.
I turned completely and dropped my arm from Seth’s shoulders. “Oh, I knew that.”
“You’re some of the new ones, I see.”
“Ah, yeah.” Seth replied. “Starting today.”
“Well, so you know, that’s the North Hall. It’s where the combat study class is held.”
“A combat class?” Bryce wondered, liking the idea while he shared a look with us. “You taking it?”
The girl laughed loudly like he was joking. “Oh, no. Girls aren’t allowed. That’s just for boys.”
“That doesn’t seem fair.” I said.
“We’re pretty used to it. We can’t even see inside. Notice it has no windows?”
“Yeah, we did notice.” Seth replied.
“This is actually as close to it I’m allowed to get.”
We looked at each other again, only this time confused that things were this way. We were used to women being completely equal because of who our mothers were. Things seemed to be different in other places and I wasn’t sure if I could get used to it.
“Janie!”
The girl turned her head to look behind her and two other girls were waving her over.
“Come on!”
“Okay!” She turned back and looked at us. “Sorry. I’ve got to go. I’ll ah—see you later or something. We can—meet for lunch and—eat like people.”
“I speak solely for myself when I say, I’d love to.” I replied.
Janie smiled shyly to my remark. “Okay. Great.”
“How will I find you?”
“Don’t worry. I think it’s better if I just find you. It shouldn’t be too hard. Oh, and I’m Janie, by the way. Janie Mott.”
“Hi, Janie. I’m—”
“I know who you are.” She cut in with a smile and her eyes still on only me. “Dirk.”
“Janie!”
She turned her head back to her name being called by both girls with more urgency and shouted back. “I said I’m coming! I better go.”
“Yeah. Sure.”
Janie just gave me one last smile and jogged off towards the other girls with her books still held snug in her arms. They all looked back at us with giggles before heading off into the East Hall.
“Would you blink please?” Seth asked, seeing my eyes still locked in Janie’s direction.
“What? Sorry. Did you not see her? She’s cute. That’s definitely going to be my first kiss.”
Bryce laughed, trying to hold it back. “Right. Can we worry about other things?”
“Good idea.” Seth agreed. “I want to see what’s in there.”
We turned back around and had our eyes on the mysterious North Hall.
“We should be able to go in.” I said, taking the first step towards it. “We’re not girls.”
Seth and Bryce followed slowly towards the door.
“It’s weird how girls aren’t allowed.” Bryce said.
“Well, this is the real world.” Seth replied. “They do things differently here. Not every woman has what it takes to become an Assassin.”
“That seems to be the only way they get respect.” I muttered, not wanting my voice to be heard by whoever happened to be inside.
“I’m sure we’ll get used to it.” Seth said, reaching for the door.
It opened and we slowly stepped inside. The sight amazed me. There was equipment covering all spaces of the walls and dozens of each piece. Long sticks, short sticks, shields, bows and protective gear. The floor had markings on them, outlining several rings for dueling and our mouths were hung open from the sight.
“Whoa.” Bryce muttered. “Definitely a class. I’ve never seen so many.”
“Oh,
A girl’s laugher chimed in from behind us and we quickly looked back.
She was standing a few feet away with a couple of books held in her arms, hugging them to her body and a smile of amusement. “Not even close.”
She was wearing the uniform for girls, a white high collar dress with a gray and silver weaved knit waist cincher wrapped around it. Her blonde hair was left down and simply pulled back on the sides and she stood with her feet right together in their knee high gray boots.
I turned completely and dropped my arm from Seth’s shoulders. “Oh, I knew that.”
“You’re some of the new ones, I see.”
“Ah, yeah.” Seth replied. “Starting today.”
“Well, so you know, that’s the North Hall. It’s where the combat study class is held.”
“A combat class?” Bryce wondered, liking the idea while he shared a look with us. “You taking it?”
The girl laughed loudly like he was joking. “Oh, no. Girls aren’t allowed. That’s just for boys.”
“That doesn’t seem fair.” I said.
“We’re pretty used to it. We can’t even see inside. Notice it has no windows?”
“Yeah, we did notice.” Seth replied.
“This is actually as close to it I’m allowed to get.”
We looked at each other again, only this time confused that things were this way. We were used to women being completely equal because of who our mothers were. Things seemed to be different in other places and I wasn’t sure if I could get used to it.
“Janie!”
The girl turned her head to look behind her and two other girls were waving her over.
“Come on!”
“Okay!” She turned back and looked at us. “Sorry. I’ve got to go. I’ll ah—see you later or something. We can—meet for lunch and—eat like people.”
“I speak solely for myself when I say, I’d love to.” I replied.
Janie smiled shyly to my remark. “Okay. Great.”
“How will I find you?”
“Don’t worry. I think it’s better if I just find you. It shouldn’t be too hard. Oh, and I’m Janie, by the way. Janie Mott.”
“Hi, Janie. I’m—”
“I know who you are.” She cut in with a smile and her eyes still on only me. “Dirk.”
“Janie!”
She turned her head back to her name being called by both girls with more urgency and shouted back. “I said I’m coming! I better go.”
“Yeah. Sure.”
Janie just gave me one last smile and jogged off towards the other girls with her books still held snug in her arms. They all looked back at us with giggles before heading off into the East Hall.
“Would you blink please?” Seth asked, seeing my eyes still locked in Janie’s direction.
“What? Sorry. Did you not see her? She’s cute. That’s definitely going to be my first kiss.”
Bryce laughed, trying to hold it back. “Right. Can we worry about other things?”
“Good idea.” Seth agreed. “I want to see what’s in there.”
We turned back around and had our eyes on the mysterious North Hall.
“We should be able to go in.” I said, taking the first step towards it. “We’re not girls.”
Seth and Bryce followed slowly towards the door.
“It’s weird how girls aren’t allowed.” Bryce said.
“Well, this is the real world.” Seth replied. “They do things differently here. Not every woman has what it takes to become an Assassin.”
“That seems to be the only way they get respect.” I muttered, not wanting my voice to be heard by whoever happened to be inside.
“I’m sure we’ll get used to it.” Seth said, reaching for the door.
It opened and we slowly stepped inside. The sight amazed me. There was equipment covering all spaces of the walls and dozens of each piece. Long sticks, short sticks, shields, bows and protective gear. The floor had markings on them, outlining several rings for dueling and our mouths were hung open from the sight.
“Whoa.” Bryce muttered. “Definitely a class. I’ve never seen so many.”
“Oh,
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