A/N: As you may have noticed in the last chapter, I made a EPIC fail. Last chapter I mentioned that Larten was friends with Gavner up at this point. But what I forgot was the huge age difference between them. In the books Gavner is around 100 and Crepsley is around 200. If this is Larten's first time at the mountain there is no way Gavner could even be born right now XDDDDDDDDDD But then again it all depends on how soon after Larten was blooded he went to the mountain, so I GUESS it could work out. But for now Gavner remains in the story because he his a vital character. (You'll start to see that in this chapter) I also hope you guys picked up the inside things I put in chapter one. You see, I originally got this idea by reading the 4th manga volume that just came out, and I was reading the part where Arra was facing Darren on the bars. When Darren kept refusing to step down, Arra said that he had spirit, but like someone else she knew. Thus the inspiration for this was born XD. So last chapter I really wanted to note the similarities between Crepsley and Darren.
But anywho, thank you everyone for the reviews! It means a lot!
After my humiliating defeat on the bars, I had decided to head over to the Dining Hall for a drink. I needed to get my mind off my sore back and how it got sore to begin with.
At the dinning hall I ran into Gavner, and joined him for a mug of ale. I told him about my run in with Arra Sails but he just stared at me and laughed.
"I should've warned you about her," he laughed. "She hasn't been defeated on the bars for a year or two! She's a fierce opponent to take on by choice."
Gavner was several years younger than I but had practically lived here most of his life, he knew almost everything I did not.
"That information would have been useful earlier." I shot him a glare.
"Heheh, sorry, Larten," he laughed again. "but you know, that Arra Sails is a strange character. When it comes to proving herself, she takes not limits. She already passed the trails of initiation! She's even talking about taking it a second, or even third time! She's out of her wits I tell ya!"
I remember Seba telling me about the trials of initiation. They were a set of tests designed to test a vampire's skill. It would the series of tests one would take if one wished to become a general. However, if you fail one of the trials, your sentence is death if you do not already die trying to pass.
"The fact that she wanted to take the trials to prove herself is understandable," I replied, "but three times?"
"That's not even the half of it!" Gavner roared. "She also has this weird thing with handshakes. She refuses to shake the hands of a person she doesn't respect. As far as I know, the only hand she has shaken is Vanez Blane's because she used to be his apprentice."
"She sounds too stubborn for her own good…" I noted.
"Ha! Speak for yourself, Larten! Out of all the vampires I've met, you're the one with the thickest head!"
"Charming." I huffed as I took my last sip of ale.
After having a few more drinks with Gavner, I headed off to my room. As I was walking I couldn't get my mind off Arra. I had absolutely no idea why. What is there to even think about? She's just your average girl who wants respect. That is all… Right?
I was sitting in an old chair by a ratty, old desk when Seba Nile, my mentor, walked in.
"What is troubling you?" he asked, obviously seeing the troubled look on my face.
"It's nothing." I replied.
Seba walked over and nonchalantly yanked a hair from my ear. "It is nothing." he corrected me.
"OW! Okay fine! It is nothing." I said, obviously not wanting to deal with being scolded at the moment.
"I heard about your defeat on the bars." he brought up conversation.
"Oh great, even you heard about that."
"I think it is good that someone is showing you your place." he smirked a reply.
I rolled my eyes.
"You know, Larten, it would not hurt to attempt to talk to her," Seba smiled, "She is a general you know, you can learn a thing or two from her. Perhaps you will become a general someday."
"Hah!" I practically started laughing, "I will never become a general!"
"You might think differently as time goes on. Now, however, you should focus on getting some sense knocked into that hard head of yours."
I grunted as I thought about Seba's suggestion. Talk to Arra? Am I aloud to be that straightforward? I mean sure I would like to talk to her, but certainly not about being a general. But what would there be to talk about? I mean why do I even want to talk to her to begin with? It's absurd
"Why would I even want to talk with her?" I answered Seba, "It's not-" he gave me a glare and I immediately corrected myself, "It is not like I have anything to gain from it."
"Perhaps." He shrugged and shot me that smirk of his again.
Why does he always seem to know something I don't?
A/N: Lol xD. I expect Larten to act this way when around Seba just because of the several stories that Seba has told us in book 4. XD Well I'm not sure when the next chapter will be up because I'm pretty much just working on this when I'm bored but I expect it to be up soon however.