Silver

3 - My name

Silver's pov
4 years ago

     I just stared at him not knowing what he meant when he said live up to my name. He must have sensed my confusion because he explained " Silver is a very strong kind of metal that also burns a werewolf when skin contact is made with it, so when I hear someone say their name is Silver i instantly think they will be strong and dangerous, and I'm going to help you live up to the name you choose" he ended with a smile.
     Gathering all the courage i had i asked "what is your name? "
He looked pleased that I spoke and replied "My name is Storm, now what do you say I show you around?" he just stood there waiting for a response "how do you know I even want to stay? " I responded "because if you didn't want to stay then you would not have made up a name for yourself" I just glared at him from where I was standing. " So what do you say about the tour? " "fine" so we left the tent .
     Outside there were many tents similar to the one we had just left. Near the center of the camp was a fire with some logs positioned around it and a few people near it. There was a huge pot over the fire with something that smelled terrible in it. An old lady approached me holding a bowl of something. "Hi young one my name is Willow, would you like some beetle stew?" She asked nicely " beetle stew" I replied with a gross look on my face. She chuckled and said "yes it may not taste very good but it's one of the few things we have to eat around here" "ok" is all I said and took the bowl and drank. I swear I almost threw up. It was the most awful thing I have ever tasted. Willow and storm chuckled at my reaction and Willow said "you'll get used to the taste eventually" I shook my head no and handed her back the bowl. She smiled and went back to the fire.
     Storm then showed me where the weapons and glass bottles were made then the sowing area which I instantly disliked, we then went into a clearing surrounded by trees. There where many logs laid around and I assumed they worked as tables. "This is the potion class area, in this class you learn how to identify poisons based on sent and looks and the antidote for each kind. Anyone in this class is also taking Willows class because she teaches how to identify symptoms of a poison and also what herbs are poisonous, edible, and can be used for healing" I smiled knowing I'd like this class.
     We then walked back to the main camp and to a different path. This path led us into a very large clearing with many targets and weapons. " this is were our warriors come to train" well that was pretty obvious seeing as there were people with bows shooting at the targets, people throwing knifes and even sword fighting. I watched as two people fought, one a girl with red hair and looked not much older than me seemed like an expert in fighting while the other was a boy, he seemed like he was struggling to hold his own against the girl while at the same time continued talking as if he was winning. I instantly knew I would not like the boy. He just seemed like the type of person that always thought they were better than others even when on the losing side.
      The boy looked like he was out of breath and could barely block the girls attacks. I thought for sure the fight would end soon with the girl as the champion, but just when I thought the boy was done for he swung one foot out effectively tripping the girl, and winning the fight. the girl just glared at him and walked away from the boy twords a us. I'm a fast Learner and watched the other people fighting trying to remember all their blocking moves and attacks.
    When the girl reached us she said "Hi my name is Estel"
"Hi Estel my name is Silver" i replied
"that was a pretty good fight"
"Thanks you know you should grab a sword and try fighting me" she said challenginly.
"Oh ugh no thanks I've never used a sword before" I replied quickly
Storm cut in before Estel could reply "come on Silver, let's see how long you can last" he said and went over to a rack full of weapons and handed me a sword. He had us face each other and counted down from three to signal when to begin "3..2..1..go" he yelled and Estel instantly attacked me. I blocked her until I thought my arms would give out. She could tell my arms were getting tired so she just kept our swords together and pushed twords me. I thought back to watching her fight with the boy and decided to try copying what he did. I shifted my feet a bit to try and balance easier and kicked one foot out and tripped Estel i then put my sword to her chest somehow winning the fight. A huge crowd had gathered to watch the fight assuming Estel would come out Victor and as I looked around everyone looked shocked that I won, though Storm looked pleased. Estel on the other hand hit my sword away from her and started screaming at the top of her lungs. Clearly pissed off that someone who had never even held a sword before beat her in a fight. She eventually stormed off in a different direction while everyone clapped for me.
    Storm approached me and said "where you lying about never Being in a  fight before?" " No I was just watching everyone else fighting earlier and tried copying what they where doing" I replied quickly "your a fast Learner, that's a good thing Silver and could very well save your life someday" he finished with a smile. He then led me back to the main camp where we had some more of that awful beetle soup while everyone continued to congratulate me on my victory. He then led me back to the tent i woke up in and told me it was mine to decorate how I want. Once he left i laid down on the bed and fell asleep instantly.