War Lord

Substatute

My legs were tender walking back to our circular room, but when I woke up from my nap it felt like my body was flat. "Stop laying around." Luna came up and smacked my arm gently. I groaned and curled up deeper into the blanket. The warmth helped a little. "I can't move." She sat down on the bed next to me and pushed my hair out the way. "We can bathe. It will help loosen everything." She lifted me up over her shoulders and took me to a communal bath. Two other people were in there, another recruit and mentor talking under their breaths. She set me down on a wooden bench and stripped the last bits of armor I didn't take off. Her hands were gentle, each finger that touched me brought slight comfort. She helped me stand by pulling on my hands, guiding me towards the warm waters.

The water lapped at the top of my thighs softly. My body was wracked with tremors as my muscles tried to heal themselves. Luna sat on a roughed out edge and brought me down to sit on her naked thighs. Her fingers prodded at my stomach, making me relax into her body. She held me like a mother holds her young, the position was very comfortable. I played with the wet tips of her fluffy hair. "Lean back child." Her hand went to the back of my head and helped me relax back into the water. She washed my hair, leaning me back far enough to see the purple hickey I left on her skin. I smiled internally.

With my hair clean and my roaring pain dulled down to a screaming I could apreciate Luna. Her face was soft, eyes relaxed and a slight smile tugged at her lips. I moved to strattle her. Her eyes went wide at these advancements. "I thought you hurt." Her fingers laced down into my hair and tugged my head to look up. My neck was bared to her. "I do." She poked deep into my stomach with her sharp fingers causing me to lurch backwards. Pain radiated from the small spot. She wrapped her hands around my hips and brought me back down to her with a rough tug. Her sharp knees dug into my tender thighs but the pressure felt so good. I shifted so they massaged deep into my aching muscles. I leaned forward to rest my head against her shoulder and grunted. She pulled my hair again and pulled me away from her. "Please it feels so good." I tried to move back to rub my body against hers.

      Her face was apologetic, but she pulled me back in and rubbed my calves down. "It's small tears in the muscles, when they heal they will be stronger." She was whispering in my ear and brushing the wet strands away. I tossed my head back, continuing to rub myself down on her knees. "Still yourself." She pushed me off. My head dipped under the water for a second before I came up. She was turned away from me talking to someone. The other person was dressed in black armor, a hood was pulled down over their head and it gave me chills. I backed away from the person so I was pressed into the other side of the round pool. Luna and her guest looked back and the stranger took off. "Who was that?" I asked under my breath as I twirled my hands around under water. "It was the capitan. We are needed outside now." She heaved her naked body from the pool and rushed around towards me to pull me out. We dried quickly, dressed in the armor provided in cubbies and left down a dark hall to double doors that opened to outside. Everyone was outside, Hooch was running around looking for me. He came and sat down on one of my feet. Luna stood behind me, hiding me from the sun.

        The same person who was in the bath area stood on the stage. Her hair was cropped short to her head, her features were sharp but still retained a child like chubbiness. "Many of you are confused on why you are here. First off I wanted to welcome our new recruits to the Prospects, we hope you don't die here so you can die on the front lines." A light chuckle walked through the crowd, mostly among the older people. The smile dropped from the woman's face. "

         "I am only here for a few days, but in those few days I will be relinquishing control from your mentors to me. I will train each one of you, push you to the limits and find your strengths." It felt like my heart dropped when she turned and walked off the stage. "Luna I'm not sure I'm comfortable with this." She wasn't making eyecontact with me. "This is tradition. You will do as she says." She left my side. The only people left standing in the field with me were other recruits. I wrapped my fingers in the lions hair under me.
  
       "Come with me children, I want to see where you stand in battle."