A Light in the Dark
Chapter 9
Weeks passed and Beanea had actually lounged out amongst the Svirfnebli. Zak had actually made good friends with Seldig and his friends, adding detail to Drizzt's tales whenever the elder Elf left any out. During one of the few days that the children did not ask for a story, Beanea would take some time to teach Zak some sword skills. During these lessons, Seldig and his friends, even a few of the adult Svirfnebli, would make a loose crowd and watch the instruction of one of the two skilled Drow so they may some how understand better their strange guests. After the lesson, Beanea and Drizzt would demonstrate their suburb skills by sparring against each other; using the environment around them.
None of the Svirfnebli would know who would come out the winner, for each battle was different. Some times it would be Beanea, others it would be Drizzt. One of these sparrings came to a cross when they ended in the cross-down parry. Both knew the parry, and both wondered who would be the first to move. It was during the stand-off that Beanea had thought of something. Instead of kicking up through her arms, she subtly shifted her weight to her back leg and took her forward leg to swipe one of Drizzt's legs out from under him. It worked when it may not again. Beanea held one of her half swords at Drizzt's throat, which ended the battle.
Drizzt's hunter expected to be killed, but instead Beanea offered a hand to help him to his feet. The Svirfnebli applauded the deadly display, awed that the two could get so close to killing each other without delivering that fatal blow. It was during these sparrings that young Zak would see how truly deadly his make shift family really was. Panting and sweaty, the two fighters watched as the crowd dispersed as Belwar and Zak approached.
"You two have someone who wants to see you," Belwar said before a black mass appeared.
Drizzt nearly fell back in shock as Beanea stared open mouthed. Neither had expected to see their beloved friend again. The three of them wrestled around a bit before Guenhwyver had pinned Beanea on her back and had a paw on Drizzt's chest. Those who had stayed after the mock battle laughed and smiled at the display of a playful fight.
"She is your friend first and foremost," Belwar answered when Drizzt asked why Guenhwyver was returned. "You may, whenever you feel, return to the House Center where you were first detain to retrieve your weapons and armor."
Beanea's ice blue eyes beamed, if one's eyes that glowed from the infrad spectrum could beam, at hearing that. True, she was not as troubled as Drizzt was about being armed again after the incident with the Basilisk statue, but that did not mean she was worried.