"Welcome back, apologies for the delay but work and my other stories kept me from doing this one but now I am back! This chapter takes place a few hours after the last chapter and a little bit more bonding between Evie and Kassandra. Please enjoy!"

Chapter 8: Night Training

On the deck of the Adrestia with the light of the moon shining down on two woman, the sounds of swords echoing against each other was all that was heard as both Kassandra and Evie went back and forth working on defence and offence. Evie was being trained to use a sword for a good hour and in that hour she was knocked down, disarmed and pinned to the ground by the Spartan woman every time Evie made a mistake.

Kassandra was mostly defending herself from Evie's attacks, her footwork surpassed Evie's as ever since she could walk as a child Kassandra was trained to perfection when it came to her footing. Evie on the other hand may be a skilled Assassin but her skills of using swords was never part of her own training.

Despite the disadvantage Evie was able to get a feel for the weight of her blade and was able to swing gracefully, however Kassandra's skills with a blade far surpassed Evie's.

The two continued back and forth and Evie grunted as she hit her blade against Kassandra's and soon the two entered a lock struggling against the other.

"Keep your feet apart, plant them down!" Kassandra ordered and suddenly kicked Evie's feet from under her and Evie crashed to the ground landing on her back with a thud, it was then at that moment Evie turned her body and leg swiped Kassanda making her crash to the ground.

Kassandra and Evie quickly rolled back to their feet with Evie going on the offensive swinging hard and fast but every attack was blocked by Kassandra without breaking a sweat.

"Better!" Kassandra stated blocking more attacks. "Never give your enemy a chance to strike!".

Evie continued to attack and soon she swung upwards and in her shock she saw Kassandra lose grip of her sword and it flew up in the air, Evie took this chance and she striked forward with her own sword only for the Spartan woman to jump to the side avoiding the attack however Evie lunged forward to hard sending her too far forward past Kassandra and it was then Kassandra pushed Evie hard sending her to the ground hard.

The Assassin crashed to the ground with Kassandra catching her blade in mid air again while giving a single chuckle to Evie, this training session was very entertaining and something she needed to get her mind off a few things.

Frustration grew as Evie rolled to her back to get up but she stopped dead in her tracks as she looked up to Kassandra quickly standing over her with her blade pointing right at Evie's throat, it was a silent moment between them as their eyes connected but soon Kassandra smirked lowering her sword and moved off over Evie offering her hand.

"Not bad Evie, you know how to handle a blade" Kassandra complimented and Evie sighed taking Kassandra's hand an she was pulled up by the Spartan woman and back to her feet.

"Still not good enough to take down a Spartan" Evie responded a little frustrated as she picked up her own sword off the ground.

Kassandra could only chuckle crossing her arms as Evie placed her sword in her sheath. "Skill is never earned over night Evie, but I guess I dont need to tell you that".

Evie shook her head with a small smile as she finally put her sword away. "Good thing Jacob isnt here to see me struggle, he would get a kick out of it".

Kassandra soon placed her hands on her own hips as Evie looked to her. "Dont be silly Evie, you did well tonight. There will be plenty of other opportunities to improve your skills but I dont doubt your abilities to fight".

"Give me a cane and I will show you how well I can fight, I can make men run with their pants down" Evie joked and the two women just chuckled before they were interrupted by Ikaros flying over head and landing near a post by them and they just watched the Eagle groom itself.

Evie just continued to watch the Eagle and just found it an extraordinary creature and she always wondered how Kassandra managed to get such an amazing animal.

"I got Ikaros when I was a child" Kassandra stated as she predicted what Evie was thinking and thats when the Assassin looked to her as she continued on looking at her eagle.

"When life put me on a different path he came to my aid and ever since then he has stuck by me and watched over me" Kassandra explained smiling at the Eagle as the creature looked to her and she just smiled brighter. "I have never had such a true friend like him".

Evie looked to Ikaros and the eagle looked to her tilting his head looking at her curiously. "Eagles are known to be cautious and solitary creatures, how it became attracted to you is just amazing".

Kassandra chuckled and raised her arm to call Ikaros and after a few seconds the Eagle jumped and flew towards Kassandra and landed gracefully on her forearms flapping his wings a few times before getting comfortable on Kassandra's arm, continuing to smile at her eagle Kassandra ran her finger on the soft feather's on Ikaros's belly and Evie just watched on.

Seconds had past and Kassandra looked to Evie. "Hold your arm out".

"What?" Evie asked a little surprised and Kassandra just smiled. "Hold your hand out, let him know you can be trusted".

Evie looked down to her hand a little hesitant and she looked back up to Kassandra who gave her a small nod, trusting the Spartan woman Evie slowly lifted her arm out and Ikaros looked right at Evie seeing the families motion that Kassandra did.

Both Evie and Ikaros looked at each other and Evie's heart raced seeing the bird look right into her soul, she didn't know if he was planning to attack her but she trusted Kassandra's judgement. Taking a deep breath she kept her arm stretched out.

After a few long seconds Ikaros finally jumped off Kassandra's arm and landed on Evie's and the weight of the eagle surprised Evie as he flapped his wings a few times before settling down, the heart of Evie soon returned to a steady pace as she looked at Ikaros just looking at her tilting his head full of curiosity.

It was then Kassandra chuckled crossing her arms again. "I think he likes you".

A smile formed on Evie's face as she looked at the amazing bird that seemed to trust her. " I think I like him too, its nice to meet you Ikaros".

Ikoros let out a high pitch call in acknowledgement and soon jumped off Evie's arm taking to the sky chasing after a small bird which caught its attention and the two woman just watched on with Kassandra placed her hand on Evie's shoulder.

"A handy girl with a sword and someone that attracts Eagles, your something else Evie Frye" Kassandra complimented as Evie crossed her arms looking up to the sky. "I like to think so, always wanted to prove that to Jacob".

"You really love outdoing your brother right?, why are you obsessed with that?" Kassandra asked looking at Evie as the Assassin continued to look to the sky but soon her head lowered thinking about it.

"I dont think its about being a better person then him...I..just want to show him how things should be done" Evie finally admitted.

It was then Kassandra knew what Evie meant. "You worry about him, more than you ever admitted".

"I do" Evie whispered then slowly turned away taking a few steps from Kassandra and the Spartan woman just watched on until Evie came to a stop looking out to the sea. "In London he single highhandedly took down most of our targets, despite his gung ho attitude he has accomplished so much where other Assassins would fail."

It was then Evie looked down at the hilt of her sword with her hand grabbing on to it. "He makes too many mistakes, which I have to repair...all I want is for him to be perfect at what he does. Even if it means treating him like a child".

"He's your brother, your only protecting him" Kassandra whispered before looking out to the sea with her. "Its what any sister would do, even if we sound harsh".

Evie could hear a hint of sorrow in Kassandra, she didnt know what it was but she decided no to ask. After all it wouldnt be right so she decided to change the subject as she looked back to the Spartan.

"Kassandra, whats our next destination?"

Kassandra looked back to Evie unfolding her arms. "We set sail to Phokis, that scroll along with the mask and robes point to a location of some sort. I am to head there and find out whats going on".

"Need help?" Evie offered and Kassandra shook her head with a smile. "Not this time, this is something I must do myself. Stay on the ship when I head off, dont want you getting lost now".

Evie just chuckled. "I have no plans to, but if you are sure?".

Kassandra continued to smile as she approached Evie at arms length. "I'm sure, dont worry I wont be gone long.".

Evie gave a small nod. "I understand, just call if you need help".

"I will" Kassandra confirmed and then looked out to the sea again seeing the clear sky of night around them before looking back to the Assassin.

"Better get some rest Evie, you've done well" Kassandra complimented and then turned away walking towards the hatch but she slowly came to a stop and looked back to Kassandra with gears turning in her head.

"Evie, do you drink wine by any chance?" Kassandra asked with curiosity.

Evie slightly scratched the back of her head thinking about the last time she ever had it. "I've never been much of a drinker, but i did once or twice. Why?".

"Well I have some wine left over, want to join me before we retire?" Kassandra offered and Evie thought for a moment, seeing she didnt know how long she would remain in this timeline but she thought to herself she may just have a little enjoyment instead of being worried all the time.

Making up her mind she smiled at Evie. "I dont see why not, but I cant drink too much. Goes to my head".

"Ah one drink is not going to hurt, what could happen?" Kassandra chuckled.

They both entered the ship and into Kassandra's private quarters and enjoyed the wine Kassandra kept hidden away, however one drink became two and two became six. Both Evie and Kassandra were now drunk out of their minds just laughing hard as they both fell to the ground knocking over boxes as they crashed hard. The wine effected Evie the most but Kassandra also couldn't stand up.

Despite the situations they were both in with their own personal missions they both felt great in this moment after one simple drink turned into multiple drinks as Kassandra sang a childhood song while Evie sang her own song, they both downed another cup of wine and they crashed to the ground again and passed out into the night.

All that remained was the sounds of the sea and Ikoros calling to the sky as he flew over the Adrestia.

"Quite liked writing this chapter and love the bond between Evie and Kassandra as to continues to grow, next chapter will see Kassandra infiltrate the cult and witness a few new truths, Evie will have her own moment in the next chapter as well I hope you enjoyed this chapter and are ready for more!"