Last Chapter: Turning her glare on Dom, she asked,

"What did you tell them about me?"

Dom merely chuckled.

Chapter 2

Walking towards the men in Dom's squad, Kai inquired,

"What did Dom sat about me?"

One of them stepped forward.

"Errr.he said that you knew 57 ways to kill a man with your thumb and pointer finger only. And that we should be careful and not startle you if we wanna have children ma'am." He kept rambling on and on.

Kai held in a chuckle and raised an eyebrow at the soldier. He quivered under her gaze and fell silent.

"Don't listen to him. He's been hanging around his cousin the Meathead for too long."

Seeing that the men were still tense, she just said,

"Believe me or don't and by the way, I know 67 ways not 57. Dom got the numbers mixed up. 57 is with my pinkie. With that, the soldiers paled even more if that were possible.

Kai strode outside with her numerous weapons. Picking up the sword this time, she thrust at the air, stabbing and twisting, doing many complicated moves. She fell into the comfortable rhythm of the blade and relaxed, immersing herself in complex sword patterns.

"Lady Shinkaiyana!"

Kai inwardly rolled her eyes, praying to the Tortallan God of War.

'Mithros please let me train in peace.'

"Lady Shinkaiyana!"

Kai opened her eyes knowing that a quiet morning training was out of the question. Stopping her swordsplay, she peered at the intruder. He was wearing a page's uniform.

Kai put on a polite Yamani face.

"Well?"

"The King wanted me to ask if you considered the position." Kai had thought about the offer and it made her very stressed even if it wasn't shown outwardly.

"I am not sure of my answer. Please tell the king that I am taking it into careful consideration and I will inform him of my decision before the week is over.

The page nodded and scampered off.

At the Palace

Jonathan of Conte nodded.

"I see.well thank you."

Jonathan handed the page a coin and smiled

"For you services."

"Thank you, your highness."

Bowing, the page backed out of the room

Goldenlake

Kai raced around Raoul's property where she'd been living for the past few months.

Not yet panting, Kai decided to run more than her usual 50 laps. Heading towards the lake, she saw a slender figure standing there. Slowing down her sprint to a steady jog, she stared at the person.

"Hey you!"

The figure turned around and she saw.

A/N ooh who did she see? Hehehe review please?

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