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land mass from here in the direction they came from is too far to swim, too cold to walk, and he’s not strong enough to fly or Walk here. I knew if he got captured it’d most likely be a one-way trip.
Why didn’t you save him?
It was him or you. He has a chance of returning, though it’s slim. You wouldn’t have survived without my help.
Then if he can’t come to me, I’ll go to him.
I don’t think even you have enough money to tempt a captain to go that far away.
Laurilli pulled away from Heathyr and wiped her eyes, “Sorry, I just get emotional these days.”
Heathyr said, “You’ll always have my shoulder to cry on if you need it.”
Laurilli gave up on the jacket and headed to find Dekan and Baloce. They were usually in the inn lounging around and drinking the day away. Like most days today was no different. She stormed into the inn, nicked each of their necks with her rapier and said, “Those two girls may not know who and what you two are, but I do. If you hurt them those scratches will become profoundly deeper.” She turned on her heel and strode out of the inn without looking back, though the dragon was keeping a watch on them with his senses.
She didn’t start to giggle until she was safely back inside the walls of her community. Perhaps you’re not so useless after all, the dragon thought, mocking her earlier fears.
Her stomach growled and even with her fears about gaining weight she went to find some food. It was times like these that she missed the Isle de Tramonto and its endless buffet of food. She settled for eating an apple and when she was finished she threw the core over the wall. She only had time to kill these days, so she practiced her new forms that primarily involved her wrist. She flowed forward and back trying to adapt Bull Rushes Down into her forward attack pattern, but had a hard time keeping her balance without her left arm.
Heathyr joined her about an hour later and together they fought back and forth each striving to achieve a point or a victory. Laurilli had learned her lesson about rushing and trying to do something she wasn’t ready for, so instead of trying to Rush an attack, she fought with controlled bursts of speed and strength. After several minutes she saw an opening and kicked out at her mother’s hand, but it had been a ruse, and now off-balanced Heathyr quickly tapped Laurilli on the head. Laurilli was breathing hard and trying not to breathe too deeply and hurt her wound.
Heathyr said, “Good job. I thought you were going to try something flashy but foolish to let me win the point. Instead you were patient and I had to work hard to trick you.”
Laurilli smiled and said, “I still have a long way to go. I got tired after only a few minutes of sparing. I used to be able to fight Repus and,” she paused as she was hit by loss again, “Esolc for hours.”
Heathyr nodded and asked, “Shall we go again?”
Laurilli nodded and stood to begin again when someone shouted over the wall, “Hello the compound!”
Laurilli walked to the gate as a crowd began to form. She pulled the heavy slide open and swung the gate so that they could see their visitor. It was a messenger from the lord Marshal, the leader of Sinai. The man stepped into the courtyard and was flanked by dozens of guards. “Hear ye! Hear ye! By order of the lord Marshal all persons between the ages of eight and sixty are to report to Bainbridge by noon on the midwinter festival for combat training!” Laurilli felt her jaw drop, eight year olds? That’s only two weeks away! “Once there they will have the honor of being trained by the esteemed Numbers in hand to hand combat.”
There was more than a few parents glaring angrily at the messenger, but Laurilli raised her hand for quiet, “It’s not his fault, and it’s not even a bad thing! If we’re to survive the return of those invaders then we’ll need to know how to defend
Why didn’t you save him?
It was him or you. He has a chance of returning, though it’s slim. You wouldn’t have survived without my help.
Then if he can’t come to me, I’ll go to him.
I don’t think even you have enough money to tempt a captain to go that far away.
Laurilli pulled away from Heathyr and wiped her eyes, “Sorry, I just get emotional these days.”
Heathyr said, “You’ll always have my shoulder to cry on if you need it.”
Laurilli gave up on the jacket and headed to find Dekan and Baloce. They were usually in the inn lounging around and drinking the day away. Like most days today was no different. She stormed into the inn, nicked each of their necks with her rapier and said, “Those two girls may not know who and what you two are, but I do. If you hurt them those scratches will become profoundly deeper.” She turned on her heel and strode out of the inn without looking back, though the dragon was keeping a watch on them with his senses.
She didn’t start to giggle until she was safely back inside the walls of her community. Perhaps you’re not so useless after all, the dragon thought, mocking her earlier fears.
Her stomach growled and even with her fears about gaining weight she went to find some food. It was times like these that she missed the Isle de Tramonto and its endless buffet of food. She settled for eating an apple and when she was finished she threw the core over the wall. She only had time to kill these days, so she practiced her new forms that primarily involved her wrist. She flowed forward and back trying to adapt Bull Rushes Down into her forward attack pattern, but had a hard time keeping her balance without her left arm.
Heathyr joined her about an hour later and together they fought back and forth each striving to achieve a point or a victory. Laurilli had learned her lesson about rushing and trying to do something she wasn’t ready for, so instead of trying to Rush an attack, she fought with controlled bursts of speed and strength. After several minutes she saw an opening and kicked out at her mother’s hand, but it had been a ruse, and now off-balanced Heathyr quickly tapped Laurilli on the head. Laurilli was breathing hard and trying not to breathe too deeply and hurt her wound.
Heathyr said, “Good job. I thought you were going to try something flashy but foolish to let me win the point. Instead you were patient and I had to work hard to trick you.”
Laurilli smiled and said, “I still have a long way to go. I got tired after only a few minutes of sparing. I used to be able to fight Repus and,” she paused as she was hit by loss again, “Esolc for hours.”
Heathyr nodded and asked, “Shall we go again?”
Laurilli nodded and stood to begin again when someone shouted over the wall, “Hello the compound!”
Laurilli walked to the gate as a crowd began to form. She pulled the heavy slide open and swung the gate so that they could see their visitor. It was a messenger from the lord Marshal, the leader of Sinai. The man stepped into the courtyard and was flanked by dozens of guards. “Hear ye! Hear ye! By order of the lord Marshal all persons between the ages of eight and sixty are to report to Bainbridge by noon on the midwinter festival for combat training!” Laurilli felt her jaw drop, eight year olds? That’s only two weeks away! “Once there they will have the honor of being trained by the esteemed Numbers in hand to hand combat.”
There was more than a few parents glaring angrily at the messenger, but Laurilli raised her hand for quiet, “It’s not his fault, and it’s not even a bad thing! If we’re to survive the return of those invaders then we’ll need to know how to defend
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