" Faster Sherni!" the woman bellowed at Nia, how immediately began to
pick up the pace of the drill. It had been close to seven years to get her
to be able to perform like the others who had been sold or bought their
freedom already, leaving Nia as the longest standing trainee.
She didn't mind though, with the training that she had been receiving she was the best and most valuable slave here, she had talent the woman said. And she was right, Nia's gift helped her in sensing the attacker and the rest was her good reflexes toned by the day in and day out training.
The sand shifted slightly making her turn, she couold hear the hiss of the blade as it descended above her head. Raising her staff she hear the crunch on steel into metal, then while her opponent was trying to tug out his blade she kicked him firmly in the stomach. Reaching into her sleeve she pulled out her dagger and waited for him to move. He did which gave her the opportunity to move into a crounch and then sweeping out her leg she tripped him. Waiting she extended her magic out so she could feel for life force, her attacker lay still on the ground, his breathing slight but he was alive.
" A test lady, why?" Nia stood and turned toward the woman, " A new recruit against me, I could have killed him."
"And you nearly did Sherni, I applaud you though no knife marks." Nia bowed trying to hide her smile, even if she was her owner it was nice to have praise.
" How much gold do you have?" the question startled Niccarra slightly but she regained her composre quickly.
" thirty- five pices lady" the woman sniffed and walked away, Nia followed curios.
" From your commissions as a mage I take it." The woman began to climb the stairs as Nia groped for the wall.
" Yes lady, I never did get to thank you for the teacher, did he tell you of my progress?" they entered a small room that had become Nia's study.
"Yes, you need to take the sorcerer's ordeal and you could potentially be a black robe, I believe congratulations are in order. And I have a gift for you." Nia knelt waiting.
" Hold out your hands Sherni, palms down." Nia did as she said wondering what she was going to receive. The woman began to mutter, it was a spell; Nia's wrist became hot and then cool as her slave cuffs fell to the floor. " You are free, but would like you to stay here and be a trainer." Nia nodded her eyes filling with tears.
" I don't know what to say."
" Then don't say a thing, go your first trainee's are here." Nia smiled and stood rubbing her now free wrists.
* Sherni means tigress
She didn't mind though, with the training that she had been receiving she was the best and most valuable slave here, she had talent the woman said. And she was right, Nia's gift helped her in sensing the attacker and the rest was her good reflexes toned by the day in and day out training.
The sand shifted slightly making her turn, she couold hear the hiss of the blade as it descended above her head. Raising her staff she hear the crunch on steel into metal, then while her opponent was trying to tug out his blade she kicked him firmly in the stomach. Reaching into her sleeve she pulled out her dagger and waited for him to move. He did which gave her the opportunity to move into a crounch and then sweeping out her leg she tripped him. Waiting she extended her magic out so she could feel for life force, her attacker lay still on the ground, his breathing slight but he was alive.
" A test lady, why?" Nia stood and turned toward the woman, " A new recruit against me, I could have killed him."
"And you nearly did Sherni, I applaud you though no knife marks." Nia bowed trying to hide her smile, even if she was her owner it was nice to have praise.
" How much gold do you have?" the question startled Niccarra slightly but she regained her composre quickly.
" thirty- five pices lady" the woman sniffed and walked away, Nia followed curios.
" From your commissions as a mage I take it." The woman began to climb the stairs as Nia groped for the wall.
" Yes lady, I never did get to thank you for the teacher, did he tell you of my progress?" they entered a small room that had become Nia's study.
"Yes, you need to take the sorcerer's ordeal and you could potentially be a black robe, I believe congratulations are in order. And I have a gift for you." Nia knelt waiting.
" Hold out your hands Sherni, palms down." Nia did as she said wondering what she was going to receive. The woman began to mutter, it was a spell; Nia's wrist became hot and then cool as her slave cuffs fell to the floor. " You are free, but would like you to stay here and be a trainer." Nia nodded her eyes filling with tears.
" I don't know what to say."
" Then don't say a thing, go your first trainee's are here." Nia smiled and stood rubbing her now free wrists.
* Sherni means tigress