Raelyn ducked under the sword that had been aimed at her head. Swirling out of her crouched position she beamed proudly at Edmund, holding up her own weapon in defense.
"Well it would seem that those fencing lessons have paid off." Edmund mused, lunging for her once more. Raelyn lept out of the way and swung at his shoulder but it was quickly blocked. When they had been back in England, Raelyn had voiced her desire to learn more in swordsmanship so she was better prepared for Narnia when they returned. Just in case. Ed at first had protested, claiming that she didn't need to learn more if he was going to be there her but she wore him down with her persistence. That and pointing out the fact that his sisters knew how to fight. At the moment the duo were testing out her skills with an actual weapon since a fencing sword wasn't much for self-defense.
"It seems so." Raelyn beamed, huffing tiredly as she continued sparring with Edmund who wasn't even breaking a sweat. Her arm was becoming weaker as they mock battled on one of the upper decks. Thinking quickly she shot out a small beam of light, as she dodged another blow. Edmund's eyes widened in alarm and his reflexes were honed enough that he could duck out of the way. He looked over at her incredulously.
"Now that's just cheating." He accused with a grin. Raelyn bit her lip and shrugged.
"Surely I can't be the only magical being in Narnia." She defended weakly. Edmund rolled his eyes, lowing his weapon. This prodded Raelyn to slowly lower her own, but that was the idea. In an instant Edmund swooped in and trapped her in an embrace, Raelyn squealing in surprise before bursting into giggles.
"Who's the one cheating now?" she teased, turning her head to look up at him as her back was against his chest. Ed grinned crookedly at her before pressing a quick kiss to her forehead.
"I must say it seems that you have both improved over time." A new voice cut in. Edmund's carefree grin dropped ever so slightly as Caspian made his way over to them.
"Ed has been teaching me while we were away." Raelyn explained, leaning farther into the boy's embrace, holding onto the arms that were around her torso.
"Well Edmund seems to be a good teacher. Soon enough she'll be fending for herself." Caspian chuckled. This got Edmund thinking, and he wasn't sure he liked that idea.
"I'm afraid that might be a little while. I'm a lot better at magic right now." Raelyn blushed, looking down at her boots. Edmund released her and maneuvered in front of her.
"Speaking of which, you still have yet to show that off." He pointed out with a grin. Raelyn jerked her head back up in delight.
"Can I show you tonight? It might be best to do them when it's darker out." she pointed out with a grin. Edmund nodded, leaning in to kiss her.
"I would love it." Edmund assured quietly. Caspian smiled at the duo, pleased that they seemed to be getting on well. Thinking back to the spar they were having, another idea popped into his head.
"Ed?" he asked, getting the boy's attention.
"How would you feel about having a different sparring partner. Just to see if you've lost your touch?" Caspian suggested smugly. Edmund grinned at the challenge.
"I think I can keep up. Maybe I'm not the one who is losing my touch." He joked back. Caspian laughed, clapping him on the shoulder before heading down to the main deck. Raelyn quickly tugged Ed's hand before he darted off.
"Good luck, make sure you don't go easy on him." she grinned. Edmund subtly swelled with pride at her confidence in him.
"Don't worry I won't." he assured, pressing one last kiss to her lips before dashing off after Caspian. Raelyn jogged over and perched up on the railing near the helm, beside Captain Drinian as she waited for the duel to begin.