07: Silent Drill

"Why is a female cadet going to lead the drills?"

"You mean the one who's going to use the sword while we all use rifles?"

"Just as I said—the leader."

"No way. It's Armstrong, isn't it?"

"Yeah."

"Geez."

The sound of a sword being unsheathed. The two conversing cadets turn to see who wielded the sword, but they already had a gut feeling of the person. Icy blue eyes stared straight back at them, her glares as piercing as her sword. There were no officers in the area. Just them, the cadets.

Oh no! She heard us! Please don't come this way.

The sword was placed back into its scabbard. The blonde cadet started walking.

No! She's headed this way!

A few paces away, she wields her sword once again. No! Don't point it at us! And she marches forward, twirling the sword at its grip, between her thumb and her index finger, before throwing it up into the air and catching it, gripping a gloved hand on its handle. She continues her march, practicing the fancy sword drills that struck fear and awe in those who watched.

The Armed Forces are indeed unfortunate. What kind of men--future officers--are scared of swords? Useless men, aiming for high positions, just so they can sit back and watch war unfold before their very eyes. If you can't handle your weapons properly, what kind of commanding officer will you become?



A/N: A silent drill is where the performers execute drills and marches which include precise manual of arms and fancy formations, all done without commands. (Philippine Military Academy: Military Activities, from Wikipedia.) And from experience, the flight leader (squadron commander, or whatever) uses the sword and does fancy drills with that, as opposed to the flight (or squadron) using rifles. XD

Nyahaha, I edited this. Sort of.