Two figures were sword fighting at the practice grounds
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Two figures were sword fighting at the practice grounds. Anyone watching them saw a blur of movement with the distinct ringing of one sword clashing on another. One of them saw an opening in the other's defense. She used it and flipped the other girl's sword out of her hand and in the same motion laid the tip of her sword at he other girl's nose.
"I yield." Junai of Rajmaut said as she moved her reddish gold bangs out of her eyes. Although she and her friend Katherine of Rosethorn were only ten, they both had been extensively trained as children. Junai was the only daughter of Alianne, the spymaster of Copper Isles, and her husband Nawat, a former crow. She had her father's brown eyes and her mother's reddish gold hair.
Her friend Kat was the daughter of Sarralya of Rosethorn. No one but Kat's mother knew who her father was but people suspected he must have been a very interesting individual because of Kat's demeanor. Kat had her mother's midnight black hair but it had streaks of emerald and sapphire that matched her eyes that were emerald with sapphire flecks. Also Kat was stronger and faster than was normal.
"Are you sure your father wasn't a crow?' Junai asked. She was constantly asking Kat this question. Junai was stronger and faster than normal too because she had received several aspects of a crow and could also change into one.
" I'm pretty sure" Kat replied dryly. " If he was one I probably would only be able to change into a crow."
"Not particularly." Junai answered back. Your mom has wild magic so she is probably the reason you have it too. If you didn't have it, maybe you would only be able to change into a crow"
"Though I doubt my father was a crow, it will be impossible to find out considering that my mom had decided to keep it a secret" Kat replied back with a blank face. She might have said it with a bit more heat than intended but it was a sore topic for her and Junai should have known that because of how Kat reacted whenever the topic was brought up.
" When are you returning to Tortall?" Junai asked as she changed the subject. She realized that she had hit a sore point since she saw Kat's eyes whirling as they did when she was upset. Kat might not know it but they revealed how she was feeling even when she hid her emotions with her blank face. They actually made anyone who was staring at them dizzy because the sapphire flecks in her emerald eyes span rapidly and made the person staring at them think they were staring in a tornado.
"I'm leaving tomorrow." Kat said smiling. " I have to get everything ready to start training to become a knight. Kat couldn't wait. She wanted to become a knight like Alanna the Lioness or Keladry, The Protector of the Small. She knew how hard it was but she was sure that she would make it. Her mother had been teaching her to fight since she was small and she was exceptionally well in using her fists and most weapons. Even her Shang instructors complimented her and said she had a lot of skill for her age.
Kat stretched and then walked back to the castle with Junai. She was ready to take a relaxing bath. She silently entered her room and stifled a shriek. "Ulasim. What are you doing?" He was currently in the middle of doing a cartwheel off her bed. He startled when he heard and instead fell off the bed. She couldn't help it so she burst out laughing.
"Hi" Ulasim said sheepishly from the floor. He was Junai's twin brother and had a knack for getting himself in trouble. "I was wondering if you wanted to play a prank on Junai with me before you left." Kat thought about it. She did always love a good joke but Junai had a temper and a habit of getting people back. "Sure." she answered. "But don't tell her I was part of it because she will find out out and when she does it'll be on tour head."
"Whatever" Ulasim replied. " Junai was telling her friends how she was never embarrassed and was always calm so I've decided to test that theory. First I'll wake her up extra early tomorrow and tell her that you have an emergency. Then we'll tell her friends to wait in your room where she'll come running. When she opens the door you will arrange for a bucket of pink dye to pour on her. Then we'll see how cool and collected Junai is."
Wow, Kat thought. Ulasim must be trying to get himself killed by Junai. She knew Junai absolutely hated waking up early. She also detested the color pink. "Okay." Kat replied. "But remember that She better not find out I was part of this. Of course I feel sorry for you because Junai will probably kill you." A opened the door and then looked at Ulasim. He was still on the floor. "Ulasim, you need to leave unless you want to see me with no clothes on." Ulasim blushed and then fled her room. Finally, Kat thought. Time for that relaxing bath.