In the Darkness of the Night

Chapter 12

Sweat was dripping into Aralynns eyes and she was exaughsted. Adrian had been making her run through the same drills for hours. Her arms ached and she was sick of being atred at. 

He hadn't been lieing the day before when he said he was going to make this hard. 

' Hell.' She thought, smirking. 'If he thinks this is going to dissuade me? He is going to be sadly mistaken.'  Adrian circled around her, commanding her actions.

" Strike left!  Block! Strike high!" he yelled at her. She stepped and followed through wih each command, each time she started feeling confident he wound smack her with the flat of his blade. 

"Legs wider!" He smacked her roughly on the shin. At first she grimaced, and he would smirk thinking he was supirior. Eventually though Aralynn began to just expect it. She was so happy to finally be training that she couldn't stop smiling. Even with the pain in her arms, and the heat that had been pounding her all day. As training sessions across the grounds were completed for the day they gathered to watch Aralynn. 

"Alright, let's apply what you've learned shall we?" Aralynn rolled her eyes.

"Please Captian," She said sarcastically, "its only learning if i dont know what i'm being shown." The crowd of male students stopped their chatter and stared to see how their commanding officer would take that. Adrian glared.

"Alright, prove it." He seethed. Aralynn stood opposite him, he opened his mouth to explain protacol for sparring and he held out his sword.

" ok-" He started. Aralynn roughly touched his blade, then raising it in front of herself she bowed to him, smirking at his shocked look.

"Oh dont look so surpised. Shall we?" She held out her hands as if presenting him with a stage. He glared at her. They backed to opposite sides of the ring.

"Fight!" one of the students called for the start of the match. Aralynn waited. They both stared at the other. Aralynn wanted to let him make the first move. 

"WHat kind of fight is this?" one of the boys watching said.

"She is a girl, maybe shes scared?" they all laughed at that. Aralynn's eyes narrowed, she would show them scared. She ran twoard Adrian who smiled. He brought his sword from its downward angle to meet her in a clang of metal on metal. The fight was on. They both spun, and parried and struck out. Adrian went high, and Aralynn ducked. Aralynn couldn't get past his guard, but at the same time Adrian couldn't get a hit at all either. 

The surrounding students stood wide eyed as the fight continued, the only sounds were their heavy breathing, their feet on the dust, and their swords kissing with each swing. Ducking and parrieing each other, the fight continued like this for some time, neither giving up, and neither able to find an opening. Aralynn started to smile, it was exhilerating. SHe never been so matched before. She started to laugh lightly, her smile wide she threw herself into the fight with even more gusto. Before Adrian could react to her change in aggression ,he faltered. 

It was just a split second, but it was enough, Aralynn pressed into thim with her hilt she hit his stomach andusing her other hand she aimed his sword to the ground. SHoving down his sword ened up in the dust. He recovered and grabbed the hand that held her sword twisting it behind her back. Her sword fell to the ground forgotten, and he smiled. Aralynn pushed against him, wincing in pain. Seeing his sword she kicked out a foot sending the blade into the air. Dropping down unexpectedly his grasp slipped and she kicked lis legs out form under him. Standing and catching the sword in her left hand she ponted the blade at him.

"Surrender?" Aralynn asked breathing heavily. He just looked at her until their crowd began cheering for her. Turning she looked at all of her spectators. Among them was the General, grinning happily at her he inclind his head in approval.

Aralynn beamed.

Authors Note:

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