Chapter 16
He didn’t know why he agreed to76Please respect copyright.PENANA1hhNDGdKQg
this, but this was a bad idea. Not that Eliza wouldn’t be a good addition to76Please respect copyright.PENANABTuicVNrxR
the Blades, she would be, and he wanted to test her out, but not like this.76Please respect copyright.PENANAjmrVVExrWv
Some how Cuvera had heard of his conversation with his fiancé and took it upon76Please respect copyright.PENANARIOLarJ4th
himself to set everything up, the day of the wedding.
It was two days after Kiara and76Please respect copyright.PENANAtqA5bL9DiY
Vander’s talk very early in the morning. Despite the early day, people from the76Please respect copyright.PENANAN0qX1LLH29
council were in attendance as was Malcolm, Bernard, Peyton and Charles. Eliza76Please respect copyright.PENANAzmRsByq7h6
was warming up while Vander sat there with his arms folded in front of him.
“I can’t believe you.” he growled76Please respect copyright.PENANA0B5FIJDZop
to Cuvera. “This was supposed to be a quiet event and you managed to treat this76Please respect copyright.PENANAOzSIHJSJ2J
like a dog and pony show.”
“Can you blame me?” he asked.76Please respect copyright.PENANA4QEnCVv4n6
“I’ve been anxious waiting for my wedding, and this was a perfect thing to take76Please respect copyright.PENANADwUTno0wVY
my mind off it. Don’t be mad at me because she might be your ass.”
“If I don’t beat your ass first.”76Please respect copyright.PENANA32hZwmEg5g
He lunged towards Cuvera who jumped back. “Now get over there so I can start76Please respect copyright.PENANAsO6bW44aR1
this shit show.”
“Touchy, touchy.” He grumbled, but76Please respect copyright.PENANAFruBzJexYy
he did as Vander had asked. He took his spot next to his father who placed his76Please respect copyright.PENANAdMsQ14auXm
hand on his son’s shoulder.
Vander had made sure that the76Please respect copyright.PENANAgmlPPo2N3O
field was turned into a sort of training camp for Eliza. There were targets76Please respect copyright.PENANAtGfmaLPUgP
spaced out at twenty-five, fifty, seventy-five, and a hundred yards out for her76Please respect copyright.PENANAYpDwfi8jBj
to show off her archery skills. She would have five chances per distance to get76Please respect copyright.PENANAz8DbE1f9KI
as close as she could. Most Blades could shoot fifty yards, maybe one or two76Please respect copyright.PENANAXacKhHjoJg
could shoot seventy-five, but he hadn’t met anyone who could hit the hundred.76Please respect copyright.PENANAFLwPRAqXKM
Maybe today was that day.
The next location should spar with76Please respect copyright.PENANASZtcqOd9AZ
members of the Blades using various weapons. The people she would fight ranged76Please respect copyright.PENANAIXUXw5gSFg
from trainees all the way up to full members. There were five altogether and76Please respect copyright.PENANAhBnFR3n21t
they should give her a decent challenge.
The final test would be a fight76Please respect copyright.PENANA0FtCgMqzgy
against a sitting Captain. A no holds barred fight, short of maiming. There76Please respect copyright.PENANAHkRJY0lIaI
would be no weapons allowed in this one. Just pure martial arts prowess. If she76Please respect copyright.PENANAhhKCac7lOe
did well she would be inducted as a Blade. If not, then she would just stay76Please respect copyright.PENANAac7RDDJRhb
Kiara’s bodyguard, but constantly be watched over by a Blade. He secretly hopes76Please respect copyright.PENANABwktAR0isy
she will pick Leon and run him around the field. He needed to be taught a76Please respect copyright.PENANA2mwkb9K9wH
lesson. Hopefully today was that day.
Eliza was standing on the other76Please respect copyright.PENANAsByNCxhqV3
side of the arena chatting with Kiara as she stretched. She was wearing long76Please respect copyright.PENANArXCHo5venn
black pants, combat boots and a sleeveless black shirt. Her long hair was tied76Please respect copyright.PENANAXdP241SRPj
back into a long ponytail. Vander couldn’t help but stare as she talked, but as76Please respect copyright.PENANAx4olrOJWhe
soon as she looked over he quicky averted his gaze.
“Let’s get this started Vander.”76Please respect copyright.PENANAgr8dZ6frnh
Charles ordered. Sighing, Vander walked over to where Eliza was stretching76Please respect copyright.PENANAKvClDqowCZ
doing his best to not look at her.
“Are you ready?” he asked.
“As I’ll ever be.” She responded.76Please respect copyright.PENANAtiR9L3aC8c
She got up then walked towards where the bows and arrows were stationed.
“Hey.” Vander looked over at Kiara76Please respect copyright.PENANAeyYHqx95MI
as she waved him over. Confused he walked over to see what she wanted. “She76Please respect copyright.PENANAksRtNTmxn9
will only like you if you can beat her.”
“What?” he asked.
“Don’t think we didn’t notice you76Please respect copyright.PENANATfa9dUK0tN
staring.” Kiara laughed. “All of her suitors back home had to fight her, none76Please respect copyright.PENANAPIjVgnE13y
managed to win. Good luck though, I believe in you.” With that she scampered76Please respect copyright.PENANAeXD39HnoyR
off to sit by Cuvera while the test was administered. Vander walked to stand by76Please respect copyright.PENANAAd7KgA857B
Eliza.
“First test is your archery76Please respect copyright.PENANAa9mJI0uPf8
skills.” Vander explained. “Despite us using swords, we still need to use bows76Please respect copyright.PENANAEd7DzWuRyq
so we can protect the castle walls using the ramparts. Each of us needs to be a76Please respect copyright.PENANA2pFjKvMfvI
crack shot just in case, so we keep our abilities trained.” To demonstrate, he76Please respect copyright.PENANAbJdiVPPDbZ
removed his jacket then tossed it towards Cuvera. It hit him in the face76Please respect copyright.PENANASFYbrs8OPz
causing him to yelp before throwing it onto the ground and stomping on it.
Like Kiara he was wearing a76Please respect copyright.PENANAZdAfNwjPZ8
sleeveless black shirt which was pertinent for this test. He strapped the arm76Please respect copyright.PENANAIo7m9RYZYA
guard to the underside of his arm then put the finger tab, so he didn’t injure76Please respect copyright.PENANAncDSqcgs6x
himself. “To pass you need to either pass my arrows or get close enough to76Please respect copyright.PENANAj15NrOF7xB
them.” He picked up a bow, tested the tautness of the string before selecting76Please respect copyright.PENANA5rET4Dtqtu
then docking his arrow. The first arrow hit the twenty-five dead center. The76Please respect copyright.PENANApuGayxcaRO
second arrow hit the fifty slightly off center, but still within the inner76Please respect copyright.PENANAWzU0nPIVQQ
circle. The third arrow hit dirt halfway between the second and third target76Please respect copyright.PENANALFWYXj7B5X
causing the nobles to chuckle amongst themselves. Vander adjusted his bow76Please respect copyright.PENANArj2s9VZAcv
slightly, so it was pointing up then launched the forth arrow. It landed just76Please respect copyright.PENANAfQ0CMEDL0L
in front of the hundred.
He held the bow out to her then76Please respect copyright.PENANAWCef3RCzwE
stepped back after she had taken it. With strong arms she pulled the bow back76Please respect copyright.PENANAmVIM4D1J6h
then hit a bullseye on the first target. She quickly pulled back then let loose76Please respect copyright.PENANAdj8I7JmFBA
a second arrow hitting the other bullseye on the fifty. She hit the third76Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZVXlSi4fm
target off to the left and her fourth arrow went farther than his causing the76Please respect copyright.PENANACy5RKqEXNI
nobles to mutter amongst themselves.
“Very nice.” Vander acknowledged76Please respect copyright.PENANAZMR94TzuuV
her with a clap on the back. She tensed for a moment under his touch but76Please respect copyright.PENANAj8ZupJkw0p
relaxed a moment later. He looked back to see his grandfather nodding his head76Please respect copyright.PENANAM2PE3vLHzN
in acknowledgement, but the rest of the nobles didn’t look impressed. There was76Please respect copyright.PENANAbhijRjs0cB
a very high bar to become a Blade in there eyes considering it dealt with their76Please respect copyright.PENANAXAiRwODd5J
protection, but it always annoyed him. They couldn’t do better, most of them76Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZM6PPtOOM
couldn’t hold a sword, so why did they get to decide who protect them?
“Let’s move on.” Eliza brushed76Please respect copyright.PENANANg6NwjH0sQ
past him to head towards the training area. Vander walked behind her; they76Please respect copyright.PENANAwY5g2nTPG0
didn’t have too far to go. Standing in the training pits were three sitting76Please respect copyright.PENANAKXoU2Xwvm6
Blades and two trainees, both from Vander’s group. He wanted to use this76Please respect copyright.PENANAFamIoWT5ro
opportunity to give Rooster and Eve some experience fighting someone stronger76Please respect copyright.PENANACFRuAc85gK
than them, but different style than the Blades. The other three were Blades he76Please respect copyright.PENANAITOWNQZlBX
didn’t know, hand picked by his grandfather.
“We will go in order.” Vander76Please respect copyright.PENANAC30HedJF0E
explained. “Rooster step forward.” The red head took a nervous step into the76Please respect copyright.PENANAs3c1kfn2Lm
pit. “What weapon would you like to use?” he asked Eliza.
“How good is your staff fighting?”76Please respect copyright.PENANAD367JzDPEV
she asked Rooster.
“Alright, I guess.” He shrugged.76Please respect copyright.PENANAIl8zn8kdD4
Vander rolled his eyes. They were trained in all manner of weapons, including76Please respect copyright.PENANA4skQ7V6FPT
staves. Rooster was one of the best in the Blades, he didn’t know why the76Please respect copyright.PENANAYVe7V5AKou
trainee was being so modest about it.
“Then we will use that.” Vander76Please respect copyright.PENANAZpmrjaZLUz
walked over to the weapons rack and removed two staves. He tossed one to76Please respect copyright.PENANAN3tqUtQct7
Rooster who caught it one handed. Kiara did the same then raised her eyebrow in76Please respect copyright.PENANAQWmvS4WLK2
challenge.
The two of them circle each other,76Please respect copyright.PENANAzgr7aQCSsb
smacking their staves trying to make an opening. Rooster, the impatient person76Please respect copyright.PENANAP9jMNsES7d
he was, broke first. He swung his staff down towards Eliza’s leg. She blocked76Please respect copyright.PENANAPSTAVCoD4y
it with the butt of hers causing Rooster to stumble off balance. He hadn’t76Please respect copyright.PENANAKT3fI4D771
prepared himself for the reverberations that traveled from the collision. Eliza76Please respect copyright.PENANA22vZR9vAQw
kept up the pressure. She kicked the staff towards Rooster’s face and as he76Please respect copyright.PENANAlbS4GIS6SD
staggered backward, she spun it around catching his foot. Pulling hard, he fell76Please respect copyright.PENANAY2CzVOu6sF
to the ground. Seconds later she held the tip under his chin.
“I yield.” He sighed. Eliza threw76Please respect copyright.PENANABfodpXNaHM
her staff to the side then helped the boy up. He brushed the dirt off his pants76Please respect copyright.PENANAPSsgeFxQtg
before slinking back towards the stands.
“Eve, step forward.” Vander76Please respect copyright.PENANA17MvhjrH8p
shouted. Eve came out twirling a couple of knives in her hands.
“Mind we use these?” she asked76Please respect copyright.PENANAgCjW0Cca4h
Eliza. Eliza shrugged before holding her hands out towards Vander. Sighing, he76Please respect copyright.PENANAaQLcuYkNuU
walked over to place his knives in her open hand. She studied them for a second76Please respect copyright.PENANAeVZpuHu1s2
before gripping them: one in an overhand position, one in an underhand76Please respect copyright.PENANAMIPnui3Qm8
position, so the blade was resting against the underside of her arm.
The two of them looked at each76Please respect copyright.PENANA3SF3D5kV2z
other before lunging towards one another. Metal clashed as the two of them76Please respect copyright.PENANArVV2t4aXst
slashed and stabbed at each other each of them moved masterfully out of the76Please respect copyright.PENANA9VtxEZllHe
way, so they didn’t get cut. Vander was mesmerized by the display, but not76Please respect copyright.PENANAOnYlspGfdX
because of what Eliza was doing. He knew that she was skillful due to being the76Please respect copyright.PENANAXFjeSeQPi6
princess’ bodyguard, but Eve didn’t have any formal training aside from her76Please respect copyright.PENANAFcazgaT9N6
stint with him. She didn’t show any of this ability during training, and he76Please respect copyright.PENANAmGaMr7U7hn
couldn’t help but wonder if she had just been going easy on them this entire76Please respect copyright.PENANAQEtxOTNvTF
time. The round ended when Eliza was able to get past Eve’s guard and slash her76Please respect copyright.PENANAmwfBGrUFyC
arm. The cut was deep enough to cut through the uniform and draw some blood,76Please respect copyright.PENANACC9KwU1gwA
but not a lot.
“Match is over.” Vander shouted.
“Not yet.” Eve gasped. She lunged76Please respect copyright.PENANAuFg9iBMy8M
towards Eliza who had started walking towards Vander, so she didn’t notice Eve76Please respect copyright.PENANAtnYLuuFJqN
moving towards her. Shea’s body collided with the young girl knocking her to76Please respect copyright.PENANAxGVP1nWnNL
the ground. Before she could stand back up, Shea placed two feet on the girl’s76Please respect copyright.PENANAX7KTZE6nC1
chest before snarling in her face.
“Stay down, pup.” She76Please respect copyright.PENANA3zKChcVgUM
growled.
“We will have a talk about this76Please respect copyright.PENANAv911CEjE6F
later, Eve.” Vander snapped. “Rooster, bring her back to the barracks.” The red76Please respect copyright.PENANAamSfrIi5DS
head rushed up to do as he ordered. Shea got off Eve then waited for Rooster to76Please respect copyright.PENANAmrRJkZYdNO
remove her from the arena before she took her place next to Charles.
The next three bouts went by76Please respect copyright.PENANAnCaLgk2izN
quickly. The Blades Charles had picked were top of their class, but not a match76Please respect copyright.PENANAP2Lx3zTHIv
for Eliza. The first one chose dual axes as his weapon. The two clashed, but76Please respect copyright.PENANAa6DFBiE0q6
her agility allowed her to effectively use weapons to smash his knees forcing76Please respect copyright.PENANAm18CcMSPNK
him to the ground.
The second person wanted to use76Please respect copyright.PENANAwwUCyIYRia
swords as a weapon. She was very skilled, one of the few who Charles had his76Please respect copyright.PENANADM1s90UWku
eye on to promote to being a Captain, Vander hadn’t recognized her at first76Please respect copyright.PENANARze9ZEKHo6
because she usually wore a hood, but he recognized the style she used. Eliza76Please respect copyright.PENANA0prr3lBRNK
had knocked the sword away from her then drove her knee into her face knocking76Please respect copyright.PENANAcEw3rK6t1z
her unconscious.
The last Blade before she got to76Please respect copyright.PENANAwCurHxOZq4
pick a captain to fight was a younger Blade. Vander didn’t know too much about76Please respect copyright.PENANAw6xf5fXJVr
him aside that he was in Leon’s camp. Again, he chose swords to fight with. The76Please respect copyright.PENANAbEJ5qszPvt
two of them circled each other warily, fatigue was beginning to set it for76Please respect copyright.PENANA1VmmRYYp6P
Eliza. She had been in back-to-back fights, each one more exhausting than the76Please respect copyright.PENANA2YWmIAoMnB
last. He was well rested and had a good idea of her fighting style since he had76Please respect copyright.PENANA64ZfSJANtW
just had to watch. He easily overpowered her forcing her on her back foot. She76Please respect copyright.PENANAPcvZOzKtDQ
swung widely allowing him to easily get in and counter. He punched her in the76Please respect copyright.PENANAr7JTe6rDji
stomach and sides until she was gasping for air, but she didn’t give up.
In a battle like this, mentality76Please respect copyright.PENANAF7f3Zvw0Em
was everything. If you didn’t think you could win, you wouldn’t. Despite her76Please respect copyright.PENANAUfEw6ZMBes
exhaustion, Vander knew that she would be able to win if she kept her eye on76Please respect copyright.PENANAwY05rtsBMf
the prize and bid her time. In came a few minutes later. Perhaps it was over76Please respect copyright.PENANAK2OU012PUn
confidence or skillful planning on her part, but he went in for a wide slash.76Please respect copyright.PENANAn4vbcmjkpC
Using the opening, she stepped inside his box, grabbed the arm holding the76Please respect copyright.PENANAxRoOOOww2U
sword then squeezed. He tried to punch her in the face, but she wrapped her arm76Please respect copyright.PENANAXbDge5lMlR
around his elbow then pulled. Vander winced once he heard the crack as the76Please respect copyright.PENANAA3QUPMX14s
elbow dislocated. The man screamed and dropped his sword. Eliza put him under76Please respect copyright.PENANALEbuSkgD9Q
with a blow to the jaw. There were a few reluctant claps from the noble76Please respect copyright.PENANAOf2W3MHmsW
gallery.
“Now you have earned the right to76Please respect copyright.PENANAalrykAmbwr
challenge a Captain.” Charles stepped into the training area. Vander, Leon and76Please respect copyright.PENANALgFDNMIRlM
Alex stood next to each other at attention holding their breath to see who76Please respect copyright.PENANAo6SqwOJ3hd
would get picked. “Choose.”
Eliza thought for a moment before76Please respect copyright.PENANAsLAWEKoDOJ
pointing at Vander. “I can’t say I deserve a spot if I don’t fight the76Please respect copyright.PENANA7PKYr9vkVs
strongest out of the three.” She grinned. “Plus, his cockiness is irritating.76Please respect copyright.PENANApigRTMG1pE
I’d love to put him in his place.” Leon snorted at that, but Alex didn’t say76Please respect copyright.PENANAVdm4IzlivM
anything.
“Then take a break.” Charles said.76Please respect copyright.PENANAmTFQEmZ3Bq
“We will resume in an hour.”
While Eliza and Kiara talked to76Please respect copyright.PENANAriGwduVldc
one another in hushed tones, Vander met with Alex to discuss the final match76Please respect copyright.PENANA5rYHjHFWzN
and his chances of winning.
“She’s strong.” Alex muttered.76Please respect copyright.PENANALccpzi36Pi
“Much stronger than any of the rumors suggested.”
“You think there is a reason76Please respect copyright.PENANAK810AJQiQo
Bricen sent someone so strong to us?” Vander wondered.
“Because there are others who are76Please respect copyright.PENANADHZoGcOIeh
stronger.” Alex laughed. “Don’t focus on that, focus on the fight ahead. What’s76Please respect copyright.PENANAQd3LgSbG2c
your plan?”
“It’s really up to her and how she76Please respect copyright.PENANAqwP5ViJ2WU
wants to fight.” He responded. “But you know I’ve never been one to backdown76Please respect copyright.PENANAItyhMDClcP
from a challenge.”
“Just remember how it will look76Please respect copyright.PENANAn6l1kqdZPJ
how you lose.” That was the warning Vander was waiting for his friend to bring76Please respect copyright.PENANAq35olO4WyM
up. He turned to see all the nobles whispering to themselves, but more than a76Please respect copyright.PENANAV3bMmXBiwp
few were staring at him.
“I never had their confidence in76Please respect copyright.PENANALDnFxmc9QD
the first place, Alex.” Vander placed a hand on his friend’s shoulder. “And76Please respect copyright.PENANAMwSD9B4p8K
it’s not up to them whether I should be the Commander. That’s up to the prince76Please respect copyright.PENANAKJhRQx573h
and my grandfather. I’ll be fine.”
“We’ve had this conversation76Please respect copyright.PENANAX5DV3faRZH
before Vander. They will buckle to the pressures of the council if they must.”76Please respect copyright.PENANApnaf4spWfM
He explained. “It’s happened before and there is no doubt in my mind that it76Please respect copyright.PENANAYT80ym1HHV
will happen again. Be careful.”
“Next thing we need to discuss is76Please respect copyright.PENANAK52gx4B9NM
Eve.” Vander turned towards the barracks. “What the god’s name was that?” Alex76Please respect copyright.PENANArExV1Yy719
was quiet for a couple seconds.
“I saw something in her body76Please respect copyright.PENANAuraToalleP
language then.” Alex was quiet. “It looked as though she was going to try and76Please respect copyright.PENANAnoLx6XF8rV
kill Kiara once the fight was done.”
“Were we wrong about her?” Alex76Please respect copyright.PENANAKnBAS59yyb
didn’t have an answer for him. “It’s something we are going to have to76Please respect copyright.PENANAcnQIAi0mfF
investigate Alex. Keep your eye on her, let me know the minute she does76Please respect copyright.PENANAGfMdTrnLiq
something strange, alright?”
“I will.” Now that that was taken76Please respect copyright.PENANAybhTKQzq0x
care of, he could focus his attention on the fight with Eliza. Charles called76Please respect copyright.PENANAYMc0FMhvdL
the two of them to the center of the arena where he was standing. Eliza looked76Please respect copyright.PENANANlKh6Zfl6Q
well rested, but he could tell that she was still fatigued. He wondered if he76Please respect copyright.PENANAdpfsFfFjs7
could convince his grandfather to postpone the fight until after the wedding76Please respect copyright.PENANAXe5xhBuiir
ceremony tonight, but he doubted it. Every Blade incumbent had to go through76Please respect copyright.PENANA89SdGvcNbe
this gauntlet, and she would have to do the same.
“I hope you are well rested.”76Please respect copyright.PENANAwuIkTcSyAg
Charles’ voice boomed. “This is the final bout where Eliza has challenged76Please respect copyright.PENANAQjSoMw3BGV
Vander. Have you decided how the two of you should fight?” he turned to look at76Please respect copyright.PENANAl0nySgyAjd
his grandson.
“I have no preference.” He76Please respect copyright.PENANAYWUJXatwKD
explained. “I was going to leave it up to her to decide how we fight.”
“Very well.” Charles turned76Please respect copyright.PENANAKPqoeDO6yv
towards Eliza. “What is your decision?”
“Hand to hand combat.” A gasp came76Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5MGM1MqLk
out from the crowd. Inwardly Vander grinned to himself. Any soldier worth their76Please respect copyright.PENANAa5kPmoeSB6
salt would have to eventually fight with their hands amid battle. Whether it be76Please respect copyright.PENANAboIy1x3BTd
weapons are useless in close quarters or your weapons are stripped from your76Please respect copyright.PENANABW3dySbAWH
hands. It was a bloody, personal way to kill someone, yet it had to be learned.
“Very well.” Charles waved the two76Please respect copyright.PENANAlzwfBbiEC6
of them forward, so they were facing each other. “You may begin.”
“Care to make this interesting?”76Please respect copyright.PENANAP2q8Lf2N3Y
Vander asked as the two of them circled each other.
“What do you have in mind?” Eliza76Please respect copyright.PENANAuxn5gBC6rX
grinned.
“Winner gets to ask one thing of76Please respect copyright.PENANARsPAJL6jaG
the loser.” He said. “Nothing bad, just a request.”
“Anything?”
“Anything.” He agreed.
“You’re on.” She said.
Vander threw a punch at Eliza, but76Please respect copyright.PENANAEq8MN4bR9G
she launched herself at his stomach. He wasn’t prepared for the sudden attack,76Please respect copyright.PENANA4ehCqBNye6
but thanks to his gifts, his reflexes were quick enough. He got low to the76Please respect copyright.PENANAfHcxrtBjI7
ground bracing himself for her momentum, but she anticipated it. She brought76Please respect copyright.PENANAdZpc5oHhwP
her head up, cracking him in the jaw, then while he was unbalanced, punched him76Please respect copyright.PENANApWeyWNywup
causing him to stumble backwards.
“Nice.” He rubbed his jaw before76Please respect copyright.PENANABtIHwNywAE
spitting out a tooth that had been knocked loose. His head was spinning, but he76Please respect copyright.PENANAH7reMWVZ6m
didn’t have time to catch his breath. She charged him the jumped, aiming her76Please respect copyright.PENANAx5BKiWUNaA
knee at his face. He got to her first. He lunged at her, grabbing her from76Please respect copyright.PENANAFWZcPWzM03
midair then slammed her onto the ground. She pushed him away with her leg, but76Please respect copyright.PENANAuFQLlArany
he grabbed it in the nook of his arm and held it. He tried to punch her, but76Please respect copyright.PENANA09EhqFOGsn
her foot ended up in his elbow keeping him from moving it. They each threw a76Please respect copyright.PENANAkLKBVSzrMZ
punch, but as she was on her back it wasn’t as forceful as his. He felt his76Please respect copyright.PENANAnayZRxRkqV
punch crush her nose while hers hit him in the chest. While that was happening,76Please respect copyright.PENANAOSdrJD4jQT
she moved her foot from his elbow crashing it into the side of his head. The76Please respect copyright.PENANAMhGJ5c3yGj
blow was so sudden that he released her other leg as he hit the ground.
“Nice yourself.” She said,76Please respect copyright.PENANAvBNjcG82iD
stumbling to her feet. She blew a wad of blood out from the side of her nose76Please respect copyright.PENANAt67sKjtTKk
onto the ground.
“Damn your tough.” He groaned. He76Please respect copyright.PENANA3IbpCMihzx
stumbled to his feet, but he didn’t feel bad. If anything, he felt invigorated.76Please respect copyright.PENANAGwsjO5sG2D
It’s been a long time since he had been in such a fight, and he was beginning76Please respect copyright.PENANAQJmnFNNWIt
to enjoy himself. “You want to keep going?”
“Of course.” She got into a ready76Please respect copyright.PENANARRUsVFPPEl
stance. One fist was forward while the other was back by her side. Vander stood76Please respect copyright.PENANAu7SOy9Gatz
in front of her before adopting a similar stance, but his hands were open76Please respect copyright.PENANAXRSblqizIz
instead of closed. He hit her with an open palm, but she blocked it with her76Please respect copyright.PENANA50lPqRLoYF
forearm and at the same time, stuck him with her fist.
He ducked below76Please respect copyright.PENANAYgTB7qWLca
the strike then grabbed it. He threw her over his shoulder and back onto the76Please respect copyright.PENANAYPU0STaTCZ
ground. He stomped on her ribs, but she spun around hitting the back of his leg76Please respect copyright.PENANAP8cJOTYAQY
with hers knocking him off balance. Using the momentum, she got into a crouch76Please respect copyright.PENANAkn7C0Jbrae
then tackled him so now he was on his back. He wrapped his legs around her76Please respect copyright.PENANAVDfG70Q1hL
midsection to try and keep her off him. He grabbed one of her arms in his then76Please respect copyright.PENANAAX6vF6WSEG
locked it in place. She tried to punch him again, but the same thing happened.76Please respect copyright.PENANADSSucZx6jm
He yanked her in close to him, so they weren’t more than a breath apart.
“What are you76Please respect copyright.PENANAgotkQh4efM
doing after this?” he asked. She smiled wickedly at him.
“Something fun,76Please respect copyright.PENANAO9Xb0UGlFR
but you’re not invited.” She said.
“That hurts my76Please respect copyright.PENANA1cDgPTVnzX
feelings.” He laughed. He pushed her arms back then unwrapped his legs before76Please respect copyright.PENANAHWFGuygCOi
kicking her away. He got to his feet, slowly. “Gramps you mind if we end this?76Please respect copyright.PENANA0hM8FFJbvk
I think we’ve seen enough of her abilities, unless you want us to knock each76Please respect copyright.PENANAVoSGkPsOWg
other out.”
“No, I think76Please respect copyright.PENANA9LACfJM9As
we’ve seen enough.” Charles walked out into the field.
“Thank you, I’m76Please respect copyright.PENANAzGhvP8UST2
not sure how much more I could have taken.” He groaned. His grandfather held76Please respect copyright.PENANAJRsLphf7BO
out his hand the hauled Vander to his feet.
“We will let you76Please respect copyright.PENANAJw4om3fytX
know our decision, but I don’t see anyone being against her joining.” Charles76Please respect copyright.PENANAEmyQIVAYGQ
smiled. “Nor would I be against her joining our family.”
“Come on,76Please respect copyright.PENANA0OEmsKEiRE
gramps.” Vander rolled his eyes. “It’s not like that.”
“Sure, it isn’t.”76Please respect copyright.PENANAmMWs3s0RSr
he laughed. “Now get the two of you to the doctor. We have a wedding to plan76Please respect copyright.PENANAMLuDQahfUl
for.”
Nodding his head,76Please respect copyright.PENANA33W7nDWn2L
Vander walked over to where Eliza lay on the ground and offered her his hand.76Please respect copyright.PENANAuTVSNPBL2L
She looked up at him for a moment before clasping it. He allowed her to lean on76Please respect copyright.PENANAFUDSfjHe11
him as the two of them limped towards the castle where Topal would be waiting for76Please respect copyright.PENANAteWEeywN7Q
them in the infirmary.
“That was quite76Please respect copyright.PENANA9TB0qNC3DL
the fight.” She said. She hissed in pain as he adjusted her to climb the steps.
“You put on quite76Please respect copyright.PENANAt1pHsEOJYb
the show, we could learn a lot from you.”
“What do we do76Please respect copyright.PENANAErF553Qk58
about our bet?” Eliza asked. “There was no clear winner.”
“How about we76Please respect copyright.PENANA7av71PRqkq
both get a request?” She thought for a moment before nodding.
“This is going to76Please respect copyright.PENANAL1SN2rfhtY
be fun.” She grinned.
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