Hello! Sorry for not updating in AGES! Anyway, this is chapter is just a filler and is set a week after the one before. Enjoy!
Harry collapsed onto his bed, his arm feeling as though it would drop off. He had originally been pleased that he could stay in Whiterun to learn one-handed weaponry, but now he regretted choosing something so gruelling. Originally, he had been training with Ron with a Redguard called Amren. Amdesa had said that Amren had owed her one after returning him his family sword, and when Harry had protested at her doing all this for them she had waved him away. Amren had taught him for five days, giving him a break on the sixth which he had been grateful for. Harry felt stronger and not as thin as he used to, and could now wield a small sword with some efficiency. He had learned how to block, parry, lunge, and Amren had taught him where all the places to aim for on the body were. Today, however, Amdesa had taken him back from Amren and to a Dark Elf called Athis. When he and Amdesa had first entered the huge building that housed the mercenary warriors named the Companions, Athis had been brawling with a mean looking woman named Njada Stonearm. After they had broken up, Amdesa had taken Athis to one side and talked to him quietly and he nodded. Some gold exchanged hands and he looked over to Harry. Amdesa left with Ron to start his Magicka training, leaving him with Athis.
"Come on, boy." That had been the start of Harry's gruelling training with the pointy-nosed Dunmer. As he drifted off to sleep, he wondered how Ron and Hermione were doing.
Hermione was leaning on a wall looking over the courtyard. She opened her hand and imagined flame, and a small light danced in her hand. She was in the College of Winterhold, and was learning Magicka. The mages there were astounded at how fast she grasped the magic, and she filled her mind with spells. She practiced until evening every day, and then would walk to the Arcanaeum to read.
It had taken her and Amdesa a day and a half to reach Winterhold. Amdesa had supplied her with plenty of spell tomes so that she didn't have to buy them, and had introduced her to Faralda, an Altmer Destruction master. Faralda had shown her how to use spells, and so after a day Hermione was a fair hand at Flames, Sparks, Ice Spike and Frostbite.
The second day had focused on Runes, so she could cast Fire Rune, Shock Rune and Frost Rune, and her range was improving with every try. The next day Faralda took her to Phinis Gestor, who was a Breton specialising in Conjuration. He had shown her how to conjure a Flame Atronach, a Familiar, a Bound Dagger, a Bound Sword and how to Raise Zombie.
The next day she had covered some Illusion with Drevis Neloren,who taught her Courage, Fury, Calm, Fear and Muffle in the morning, and then Restoration trainer Colette Marence taught her Healing, Lesser Ward and Healing Hands. Tomorrow Ron would arrive and she would continue her practice.
Yeah, it's really short but it was important. I covered Harry and Hermione but not Ron because Ron learnt with Amren like Harry and then Flames, Frostbite and Sparks with Faralda like Hermione, so you people don't need that. I will try to get the next chapter done ASAP!