Chapter 6: Encounters
Disclaimer: WHAT??! I still have to say this? Fine. *Monotone voice* Characters you don't recognize belong to me. Characters you recognize belong to Tamora Pierce. Don't try to copy.
Liana woke up and groaned. Badly. Her whole body hurt from yesterday's fighting. Next to her, Locke stirred in his bed. Pulling himself up, he took one glance at her and (A/N: Guess what?) grinned at her. "Second real day's the hardest. Your so tired out from the first day that you get even more worn out. You get used to it after a while." Liana glared at him. Locke jumped out of bed and pulled her out, half steering, half dragging, her to the door. With a push, he sent her down the corridor to her first class. With a loud "Get Suyih for me!" He sent her on her way.
Liana looked around her. Thankfully she remembered the way to the class. She walked there, reaching the class in time. Karin grinned at the class, making them groan. If Karin grinned, she definitely had something up her selves. She didn't keep them waiting. With a smile, she announced that they would be doing drills, drills and drills till the class was over. Liana was ready to complain. Looking at Suyih who had a sword in one hand, she decided against it. If that bitch of a person (A/N: Is she actually a person or a monster?) Suyih could do it then she could do better. Another hour passed and Liana felt as if she had been running round the whole school for two hours. Half dragging her self to the door, she met Suyih. Suyih sneered evilly. Liana ignored her, except for aiming a kick at her back. She bumped into Locke outside. Locke looked at Suyih. "I say, Liana, next time, kick her! Don't just aim, that's no fun. By the way, I take back what I said 'bout Suyih being half a decaying lump of rat meat. She's worse than that. She's a stinking lump of fully decayed, smelly blob of fungus on a decaying lump of rat meat. Now that sounds more like her!" By the time he finished saying that, they had arrived at the class.
Liana entered. Locke had disappeared again, to talk with Ziran. Adian and Nisha were chatting together. Liana made her way to the front and found herself next to Emekien. Emekien took one look at her and groaned. "Well, if it isn't the brat with the big mouth. I wonder if you can even fight, let alone move." He sneered. Liana gritted her teeth and held her tongue. It was no use fighting back, as Emekien was stronger than her. At that moment, Gilinhu came at stood next to her. Smiling at Liana, Gilinhu was about to talk when the Shang Panther came in. For the whole lesson, he had somehow thought up a whole LECTURE about the stance of a fighting. (A/N: Lecture I can bear, but a whole TWO-HOUR LECTURE I cannot.) Liana nearly dropped asleep, sitting on the floor listening to the Shang Panther drone on and on. Emekien did drop asleep, and was punished by the Panther after the lesson was over. Liana giggled at him, frowning and getting a scolding.
Finally, to her relief, came the half hour break. Liana made her way to the mess hall and flopped down in a chair, too tired out to do anything. She had no idea how she was supposed to actually make her way through the rest of the lessons. Gilinhu sat herself down next to her. "You know, you've just made enemies of the worst people in the school." She mentioned airily. "The decaying blob of fungus on a half decaying lump of rat meat just *happens* to be the best in archery and staff fighting. The other little fat blob of things is the best of our age in hand fighting. I can hold my own against it, but you had better be good in something." With this she left. Liana checked her timetable. And groaned. Next on the list of tortures was of all things, what she was terrible at. Staff fighting. Hoping that she would come out alive, she did come out, but not without bruises on her hands. Her teacher had matched her up with Emekien and it had all gone downhill from there. Still, she smiled to herself. A peek at Emekien's timetable showed that the boy was in the same dagger class as her. She would then be able to show her something…
Disclaimer: WHAT??! I still have to say this? Fine. *Monotone voice* Characters you don't recognize belong to me. Characters you recognize belong to Tamora Pierce. Don't try to copy.
Liana woke up and groaned. Badly. Her whole body hurt from yesterday's fighting. Next to her, Locke stirred in his bed. Pulling himself up, he took one glance at her and (A/N: Guess what?) grinned at her. "Second real day's the hardest. Your so tired out from the first day that you get even more worn out. You get used to it after a while." Liana glared at him. Locke jumped out of bed and pulled her out, half steering, half dragging, her to the door. With a push, he sent her down the corridor to her first class. With a loud "Get Suyih for me!" He sent her on her way.
Liana looked around her. Thankfully she remembered the way to the class. She walked there, reaching the class in time. Karin grinned at the class, making them groan. If Karin grinned, she definitely had something up her selves. She didn't keep them waiting. With a smile, she announced that they would be doing drills, drills and drills till the class was over. Liana was ready to complain. Looking at Suyih who had a sword in one hand, she decided against it. If that bitch of a person (A/N: Is she actually a person or a monster?) Suyih could do it then she could do better. Another hour passed and Liana felt as if she had been running round the whole school for two hours. Half dragging her self to the door, she met Suyih. Suyih sneered evilly. Liana ignored her, except for aiming a kick at her back. She bumped into Locke outside. Locke looked at Suyih. "I say, Liana, next time, kick her! Don't just aim, that's no fun. By the way, I take back what I said 'bout Suyih being half a decaying lump of rat meat. She's worse than that. She's a stinking lump of fully decayed, smelly blob of fungus on a decaying lump of rat meat. Now that sounds more like her!" By the time he finished saying that, they had arrived at the class.
Liana entered. Locke had disappeared again, to talk with Ziran. Adian and Nisha were chatting together. Liana made her way to the front and found herself next to Emekien. Emekien took one look at her and groaned. "Well, if it isn't the brat with the big mouth. I wonder if you can even fight, let alone move." He sneered. Liana gritted her teeth and held her tongue. It was no use fighting back, as Emekien was stronger than her. At that moment, Gilinhu came at stood next to her. Smiling at Liana, Gilinhu was about to talk when the Shang Panther came in. For the whole lesson, he had somehow thought up a whole LECTURE about the stance of a fighting. (A/N: Lecture I can bear, but a whole TWO-HOUR LECTURE I cannot.) Liana nearly dropped asleep, sitting on the floor listening to the Shang Panther drone on and on. Emekien did drop asleep, and was punished by the Panther after the lesson was over. Liana giggled at him, frowning and getting a scolding.
Finally, to her relief, came the half hour break. Liana made her way to the mess hall and flopped down in a chair, too tired out to do anything. She had no idea how she was supposed to actually make her way through the rest of the lessons. Gilinhu sat herself down next to her. "You know, you've just made enemies of the worst people in the school." She mentioned airily. "The decaying blob of fungus on a half decaying lump of rat meat just *happens* to be the best in archery and staff fighting. The other little fat blob of things is the best of our age in hand fighting. I can hold my own against it, but you had better be good in something." With this she left. Liana checked her timetable. And groaned. Next on the list of tortures was of all things, what she was terrible at. Staff fighting. Hoping that she would come out alive, she did come out, but not without bruises on her hands. Her teacher had matched her up with Emekien and it had all gone downhill from there. Still, she smiled to herself. A peek at Emekien's timetable showed that the boy was in the same dagger class as her. She would then be able to show her something…
