The Chronicles of Guertanna: The Sword of Light and Shadow

Chapter XVI

For three days practices were the same as intense, tiring and conflicting as the first one. Well... not as brutal. After the "sincere apology" both rivals didn't let their instincts kill them, or nearly kill them. The second practice was about swords and how they used their magic. Kenor couldn't use her gun against Rinna or Alice, so it didn't harm a lot. The next practices became for their real reason, energy balance between their Dandelions and them. They battled each other with their animals. Shadow and Light as always performed a good but descent fight, Kenor and Rinna held their instincts to do their best to destroy the other.

Both had to work as one, Alice told them, overlooking their past fights she knew it was going to be hard for to get along. It was unreasonable, however, their reasons. While Rinna was wondering the same, she needed to stay at the same level as Kenor to not break down. Kenor was the only one who knew why he was so aggressive and why he had bizarre ideas. Rinna couldn't forget, either, the words of I need to, when she fought with him at the Center. That fight seemed so long time ago for her, looking now and battling again as she never did before.

By the third day, Rinna was no longer so sore, but the bruises were still marked in her arms legs and still the hand printed of Kenor in her neck. But she no longer cried about it, she felt she was even stronger now after their intense fighting. She used magic so much better than Kenor, and that gave her an advantage while using the Dandelions. She could shift from her sword to her fan or her cat claws. She felt safer that way, but again tried everything to not hurt him.

Even if it was impressive, Kenor did his effort to not go and break her.

Alice, who was practicing along them the last two days, sat next to Dia in the platform this time. Dia looked hopelessly to the two carriers fighting. She watched him as people trying to prove themselves, trying to fight over who was better. She sighed and shook her head, "This is not working," She said and sat back to her chair. "There's still no connection between them."

"I've tried everything you told me to, your highness, "Alice said, looking down to the fight.

Dia placed her hand in her chin, working out a solution. After a moment she smiled, "Tomorrow's practice will be different." She said and turned to her loyal companion.

Alice returned her smile, wondering what possibly could be crossing Dia's mind. It was already known for her crazy, still brilliant ideas.

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Rinna woke up with a note that said:

Meet me at 10 in front of the Palace. PS: Dress decently.

Without any idea why, Rinna went on to put on her navy blue with long sleeve dress. It had a white collar neck and the edge of her sleeves as well. She wore long black socks and her favorite white long combat boots. Without doing much to her hair she went out, not forgetting to take her navy blue coat from the rack in her room. She walked the hallways, with swirls painted in the walls and paper butterflies hanging from the ceiling. The sunlight entered through the large window behind her, and the candles lighted up weren't of much need.

It took her a while to find the way to the entrance, which was perfectly recognized by its cavern-like structure, and the tiny precious stones in the ceiling. She took a quick look of the entrance, which was most likely to be her favorite place to be. Then she buttoned on her coat and went out the Palace, in front of the stairs to wait for whatever Ms. Dragonia had prepared.

Minutes later Kenor came out; she turned but looked away when she saw him. She was still mad at him, not for any possible reason, but just for the fact that she was sure he hated her. And she didn't know why. All those fights, all those names, noble bastard, punctured in her mind. Why was he so mad at her? Why every time they fought it was like he wanted to kill her? She breathed deeply and pushed away those thoughts. She didn't need to get upset now, it was a beautiful winter day. Even in the cold, it was like in the garden it was always spring, the birds were singing, the grass was green, and even though some trees were bare, there were still flowers in everywhere. Even the orange color of the leaves looked beautiful.