I again was woken by someone but it was not Ruby as I had expected, it was Hannah. "Um, hi, why are you here?" I asked her.
"Because, you've slept for about an hour and it's time to wake up."
"Alright, can you please throw me that shirt then?"
"This one?" She asked as she picked up my shirt.
"Yes, thank you"
She tossed me the shirt and I put it and my boots on. Then we left and went to the training area, there all of the students I remembered and a few more were practicing different things. Some were working on archery others sword fighting and even some magic. When we walked up Ruby had just finished disarming Damien and he had just started to sulk.
"You have a good technique but your speed is no match for an elf's." I said as I walked up.
"Would you like to fight?" She asked me.
"I would but I don't have a sword."
"Then you can borrow Damien's. It's balanced wrong and incredibly ugly but if you're as fast as you say that shouldn't be a problem."
"Alright, may I borrow it?"
He grunted and handed me the sword. As soon as I had it Ruby and I prepared to fight. We waited, each looking for an opening in the others defense but none appeared so I rushed towards her and attempted to slice her across the ribs but she parried the attack. After that I didn't underestimate her again. We each had our own strengths, I had the speed and strength but almost no skill and she had incredible skill but was no match for my physical abilities. We each managed to land a couple blows, me more than her but it wasn't until she tripped that I was able do disarm her and win the match.
I handed back the sword and helped her up. "You're an amazing swordsman" I told her.
"It wasn't enough to win though."
"Only because you tripped."
Then Hannah interrupted us "If you two are done congratulating each other it is time for dinner."
"Oh, alright."
When we arrived at the dining area there was a huge feast ready. It consisted of berries, fruits and and vegetables. This was one of the things that made me hate living among the elves. No meat, there was never any meat. Even without meat we still enjoyed ourselves. We talked and laughed and after he had consumed a few mugs of mead Damien lifted the entire table which even I found hilarious.
We were there for hours but eventually we all got tired or in Damien's case passed out from mead. Those of us still conscious said our goodbyes and wandered back to our quarters and we were all asleep within minutes.