Chapter 11: Training camp! Part 4
I woke up in terror. It had been almost three moons since everything with Garret happened, and I have been having horrifying nightmares. Nightmares were a normal thing for me since I have went through hell most of my life.
I gasp for breath still shaken up. This was one of the worst nightmares I had ever had. Ivan hearing me sob woke up and looked at me in concern. "What's wrong honey? Did you have another nightmare?"
I shook my head yes and he crawled into my bed with me and laid me gently in his arms. "Do you want to talk about it?" he asked me. I stayed quite and he sighed,"Vicky. I wish you would tell me. I can't help you if I don't know what the dreams are about."
"I don't want to talk about it." I say softly.
He frowns but doesn't say anything else and we soon fall back asleep.
The next morning we wake up just as breakfast was about to start for the last day of training camp. I had enjoyed it but was looking forward to getting back to Cheydinhal. After eating we go outside. This morning we are to run a course ten miles long that includes two miles of swimming. I was partnered with Tori, Ivan with Kazbar, and Rhonda with Valdis. "Have fun." I say to them before we split up.
"You too honey." Ivan says smiling.
"Always do." Valdis says.
"See you later." Rhonda says.
'Try not to lose!" Kazbar says.
"Says the slowest runner out of all of us." I say with a laugh. Everyone else laughs as well while Kazbar gives me a dirty look.
The course we are running today is the longest course out of the ones we have ran so far. The team that runs the fastest gets their weapons enchanted whatever enchantment that they want. Each team was to star running at different times and at the end the instructors would get together and see which team was the fastest.
We waited in line until it was our turn to start running. "Alright Tori, Vicky, remember that you need to work together to finish. Good luck. We will write down your start time. See you this evening."
"Bye!"
We stood together at the start of the course. "Alright you two. Start..Now!" At that we both started running. We climbed up large very old trees and rocks. Had to crawl through a tunnel that was a mile long and filled with rats. It was easy for us. We did stuff like this all the time, even before training camp. We made it to the river in no time at all. "Oh boy. Time to get wet." Tori said.
I laughed,"Haha yeah you don't really like swimming do you?"
"No not really."
"Well we better start swimming!"
Making sure that our stuff was safe in our satchels and our weapons wouldn't come off in the water, we jumped in and swam as fast as we could. The water was thankfully warm which made swimming easier for us. We swam the two miles in no time at all, killing a few mudcrabs on the way. Once back on land we started running again. This time we killed a pack of wolfs and a big cave bear that got in our way. For the last part of the course we had to climb a mountain. Once we reached the top we would wait until everyone made it to were the rest of the instructors were waiting.
"We better start climbing." Tori says.
"You first." I say.
I follow her up the mountain making sure to keep watch for anymore bears or wolfs. We pass another group, a couple of Argonian boys that I didn't know the names of. They were standing next to a tree and fighting. "Well they aren't going to win doing that." Tori said.
"I wonder how long they have been standing there." I say. A few minutes later I see the top of the mountain. "We're finally here."
"Good I could go for a nap."
I laugh as we walk up to the instructors. When they are done writing down the time we got back at we go and sit down near a large tree. The Argonian boys reached the top after a while and I tried not to laugh at the pissed off looks both on them had on there faces. I laid down next to the tree and close my eyes. When I wake up sometime later I smile when I realize that Ivan who had now joined us alone with the rest of our normal gang had me in his arms.
When he notices that I'm awake his golden eyes light up and he smiles at me,"Hello honey." He says softy.
I feel my heart beat fast as it usually does when I hear his voice. "Hello to you too." I say with a smile. I kiss him softy on the lips and then ask,"Is everyone back here yet?"
"Almost. Just one more group and the rest of the instructors." Ivan said.
"Nope just the instructors." Said Valdis and she pointed to where the last group of campers were walking up.
"Ah good. Not much time now then!"
I open up my satchel and take out a apple. I eat it quickly and then pull out another one and eat it as well. "You sure do like your apples." Ivan said with a laugh.
"Yep sure do."
A few minutes later the rest of the instructors finally reach the top of the mountain. It was quiet while they got together and sat down to figure of the winner. After about 20 minutes they stood up walked over to where everyone was waiting. "Attention everyone. It is time to announce the winners." He then held up a piece of parchment and read,"The winners are, Tori Stormbearer and Vicky Shapazz."
"Yippee yippee!" Tori cheered while I just laughed.
"I'm not surprised." Kazbar said.
"Me either." Valdis agreed.
"Congratulations!" Rhonda and Ivan both said.
"Haha thanks guys." I said happily.
After congratulations from everybody else we started our walk back to the camp. Once there Tori and I choose our enchantments. I choose fire for my warhammer while Tori choose ice for her mace.
Later that night while we were in bed I thought of everything that had happened. There were good days and bad days, but overall we had had a good time. We have gotten even stronger and faster.
As I look over at Ivan who was already asleep I smiled to myself, happy with the way things turned out.