Bella sighed as she tightened the straps for her armour. It had been 10 years since her father had died in the war. Picking up her sword,she remembered the first time her father taught her how to fight. Tears stung her eyes as she put her sword in its sheath."knights don't cry" she thought to herself leaving her cabin.
Today was the day every knight looked forward to...the mock battle. This was an event where a knights training was put to the test as they fought their comrades in the arena, in the sight of the king and and the entire kingdom . Only the best would be chosen to join the ranks of the elite, the unit lead by Sir Edwin the 3rd,who took charge after the death of Bella's father Sir Eric . " Move it Bella, mock battle begins in 5 minutes!"exclaimed Sir Edward , the leader of the 6th unit. Following orders, she hurried to her place in the ranks.
After a while ....the unit marched into the arena, their armour sparkling in the midday sunlight. The people cheered, all seeming eager to see the battle begin.
The King, after silencing the people, raised his right hand, signalling for the battle to commence.
Instantly everyone drew their swords and charged.
Bella, charged into the ruction, parrying blows and slapping the armour of her opponents, showing that they had been vanquished.
Bella's team tore through enemy lines..... she was now leading the charge due to the fact that her squad's general had been injured by an arrow.
Bella, who was now back to back with Gerald (Sir Matthew's son) was now surrounded by archers.
"Gerald... are you good with that shield of yours?" she asked dodging an arrow that was aimed at her chest. Gerald smiled at her and replied"Only if you can take out seven archers all at once ". They both grinned at each other and dove into action. Gerald threw his shield at one of the archer, removing his crossbow from his pouch.
Meanwhile , Bella was working her way through the other seven archers. Her movements were so graceful, the king instantly rose to his feet , raising his hand to call the battle to a stand still.
All the knights stopped where they were and faced the king anticipating the King's remarks.
"My loyal subjects...these knights have fought well,"he said"but few have shown excellence".
The air was suddenly filled with with tension. The audience grew silent , awaiting the King's next words. " I have chosen five nights from among them..... Sir Gerald step forth". The audience roared with applause as Gerald stepped forward and raised his sword.
The applause ceased as the audience awaited the King's next choice. The king continued "Alexander , Matthias and Roland step forth" The audience roared with applause once more as the three knights stepped forward ,pumping their fists in the air in triumph.
The king paused. He knew the gravity of the decision he was about to make. "The knight I choose now is the best I've seen since Sir Eric....".The applause ended and the air was immediately riddled with tension so thick, not even an axe can cut through it. Everyone waited with baited breath waiting for the king's final decision. " Bella ,daughter of Sir Eric the great...... Step forth". Bella was shocked speechless....had the king really chosen her?. Her thoughts were soon interrupted by the cheers of every woman in the kingdom.
Stepping forward she saluted the king, who simply just smiled at her with such warmness it brought back memories of her father."I made it dad...I'm finally a Knight". Everything was perfect....nothing could possibly go wrong. Or so she thought.
YOU ARE READING
The Elite
AcciónBella had barely made it through her training but was glad to finally be a knight. But things will become rough as she is sent on her first quest and see the great responsibility that comes with being a Knight.
