Sorry it's been a while since I've updated, one week, but my sister has been using her laptop for studying :p how inconsiderate :D kidding :) enjoy this chapter….

"You are so stupid." Mara told Willis. "It's obvious that this stew need more salt and less pepper."

"I know how to cook better than you and it needs more pepper." Willis snapped back.

The fight had been going on for more than an hour and the others were becoming very hungry. They lay around the fire and were staring blankly at the two fighting. At first it had been funny, good entertainment, but now it was just annoying.

"You are not a better cook than me." Mara raged back at him.

"Never again, never again will we ever make or let them cook together." Donald growled.

"I'm so hungry." Rory groaned.

"Me too." Karigan replied.

"What are we going to do? We have to eat soon, we need our strength for tomorrow." Fastion told them.

"Fine, I'll stop them." Karigan stood up. "SHUT UP!"

Mara and Willis stated at her shocked and confused.

"WE ARE HUNGRY AND WANT TO EAT SOMETHING. Now," Karigan stopped yelling and went all sweet, "give us the stew as it is at this very moment."

"You could have just asked instead of yelling." Mara growled but complied.

Everyone scoffed down the stew eagerly. Karigan had to admit, it did need more salt but she didn't want another fight to break out so said nothing.

"What should we expect when we get to Breaker Island?" Karigan asked.

Donald looked around. "We can tell you now only because you're about to go there but you cannot tell anyone." His voice was serious and the two Green Riders lent forward in anticipation.

"Black Shields don't only protect the king and the dead, and they don't only live at the castle and Breaker Island." Donald explained. "There are five places where Black Shields can be stationed."

"Every year a number of Weapons come to Breaker Island for their secondary examinations." Rory took over the conversation. "There is a competition, not officially, about what station has the best Weapons."

"For the past hundred years Sacor Castle has lost." Willis told them. "It is every Weapon's hope that they will change that, and Drent and Kingston think you can help us with it."

"Is that why we are here?" Mara asked.

"And because it'll be good for you." Willis smiled.

"So let me get this straight, a bunch of Weapons are about to meet and go through a bunch of dangerous tests to see if they are still good enough to continue their jobs but secretly they are fighting each other to see who is the best?" Karigan asked.

"Pretty much." Fastion nodded.

"We're going to die." Mara sighed sadly.

"Where are these other stations?" Karigan asked.

The Weapons all looked at Fastion.

"We're not really allowed to talk about that. It's kind of secret."

Karigan frowned.

"Would you tell us where all the Rider way stations are?" Fastion raised an eyebrow.

"Not really." Karigan shrugged.

"When we get there we'll go to the sign up table, get new uniforms and then be assigned to our rooms." Rory explained.

"I feel as if I'm going to be judged really harshly." Mara frowned.

"Probably." Willis told her.

The group then fell asleep. Karigan tried to sleep but just couldn't. She sat up and poured herself a cup of tea.

"You alright?" Fastion asked.

He had startled her slightly but she was used to weapons jumping out from the shadows. "Yeah, just a little nervous."

"You have nothing to be nervous about. Neither does Mara. You are both going to shock those black Shields back into their place."

"You don't really like those other Black Shields do you?" Karigan asked.

"They are a lot more stuck up. They think they're amazing because they are stationed somewhere else. Not all of them are bad. There are worse places to be stationed than in Sacor Castle." Fastion told her.

"Is Sacor Castle bad? Don't you want to be stationed there?"

"Of course I do." Fastion added quickly. "I love it. It's definitely the best place to be, but the others don't think so."

Karigan nodded. "I didn't know Weapons could be stuck up. I thought they were all like 'Death is Honor'."

Fastion laughed. "I think these examinations are to remind those Weapons about what we are really about."

"And what is that? Protecting the king?"

"Protecting Sacoridia." Fastion corrected. "Protecting the King is part of that duty but sometimes I think I'd protect him over Sacoridia. Only sometimes though."

Karigan shook her head in amazement. "I never knew what the weapons were actually about. I thought they were just special guards."

Fastion laughed.

"Don't laugh at me." Karigan told him but his laugh proved to be infectious and they were soon both in stitches.

"Green Riders aren't just about delivering messages. Nothing is what it seems." Fastion told her. "Except fishermen."

Karigan laughed. "That is so true."

"Are you excited for tomorrow?" Fastion asked.

"A little bit. What about you?" Karigan couldn't help but smile as she sipped her tea.

"I'm nervous about seeing all the people from my year level. Not as much as Willis will be." Fastion smiled. "His ex-fiancée was in our year level. They broke up because on their anniversary Willis was out drinking with me, Rory and Donald instead of celebrating with her."

"That is understandable." Kaigan said slightly disgusted.

"It was the last night we had to spend on Breaker Island. You can't really blame us, we were excited for our next adventure." Fastion shrugged.

Karigan couldn't help but laugh. She could easily imagine Willis drinking instead of being at his anniversary dinner.

"Anyway, we should get some sleep." Fastion said and the two settled down to sleep again.

Disclaimer: I own only Kingston and Willis' ex-fiancée
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