Kayley couldn't believe it. Being knighted along with her partner, Garrett, felt like a dream come true.
King Arthur lead Kayley and Garrett to the garrison.
"This is where you two will be training."
King Arthur went over to to one of the knights who was polishing his sword. He was a stalky redhead with a bulbous nose and a broad chin.
"Wart? Haven't seen you in the garrison in quite some time. Still making laws and signing parchments?"
"Please don't call me 'Wart'." said King Arthur before turning to Kayley and Garrett, "This is Sir Kay; my foster brother and first knight of the round table." he the turned to Sir Kay, "Sir Kay, I want you to train Sir Garrett and Lady Kayley."
"What? There's no way I'm training a little girl and a blind man; dogs are much easier to train."
"Sir Kay, I wouldn't have knighted them if I didn't have any confidence in them." said King Arthur.
"You never had the best judgement, Wart." said Sir Kay, "Like when you had that little relationship with that squirrel."
"That was only one time and I never had any feelings for her; she was coming on to me."
Both Kayley and Garrett's faces contorted in confusion.
"Fine. I'll train them." said Sir Kay.
The knight retrieved two swords for Kayley and Garrett.
"Here are your swords. Careful; you might poke out an eye, or cut one of your lovely locks."
"Right." said Sir Kay, "The first move you'll be learning is the Oberhau or Upper Strike. You'll want your left foot forward, right foot back, your weight evenly distributed, and your hips face towards your opponent. You should hold your sword at shoulder level. Now when your opponent attacks, you bring your sword forward, step forward with your right foot, and strike. Now, I need someone to demonstrate what we've just learnt. Sir Garrett, since I've heard you've trained under Sir Lionel, I want you to show us what you can do."
Kayley was about to lead Garrett over.
"Don't bother." said Sir Kay, "I want to see what he does by himself."
"It's alright, Kayley." said Garrett.
Garrett stepped forward, drew his sword, and took his stance. Sir Kay stood in front of Garrett with his sword. Garrett made his move, blocking Sir Kay's first and swinging the sword towards him, nearly missing his head.
"Hmm. Not bad for a blind man." said Sir Kay, "Now I want to see how Sir Lionel's daughter fairs."
Kayley smirked. She stepped forward with her sword at her shoulder and her left foot in front of her right. She went for Sir Kay, who then blocked Kayley's sword and kicked her down to the floor.
"Pathetic. Even as a girl, I would've expected better."
Kayley was furious and was about to pick up her sword until she felt a sharp pain in her arm and cringed. Garrett ran over to Kayley's side.
"Come on Kayley, let's get you to the infirmary."
"Needing a blind man to rescue you? That's says a lot." Sir Kay joked.
Kayley was furious as Garrett pulled her away.