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Chapter 10: Sword and Archery Practice
Now remember how I said that Marie was amazing with a sword? Well she and Clarisse often practiced on each other. I had to admit that it was interesting how Clarisse and Marie got along so well. While Clarisse and Marie weren't best friends, Clarisse never picked on Marie. Not since Marie had shown just how skilled she was with a blade. Clarisse had learned a few tricks from Marie and Marie had learned how to use a shield.
Marie had never used a shield in her life and thankfully had never needed to.
Today was another one of those days when it was one on one between Clarisse and Marie. They weren't using shields today but they did have on some light armor.
Marie took her position and Clarisse took hers.
Marie closed her eyes for three seconds and then opened them and swung her Xiphos at Clarisse. Clarisse brought her sword up to defend herself and made a swing at Marie. This kept going on for an hour until finally Marie hit the hilt of Clarisse's sword and twisted it making it fall out of Clarisse's hand and put her sword tip to Clarisse's throat. "Check-Mate" Marie said simply. It was a little joke they had where when one of them won against the other they would say Check-Mate.
Clarisse smiled and Marie lowered her sword and tapped it once and it morphed back into the copper tube. They shook hands and the Conch horn blew signaling the next activity
Archery was something that Marie was good at. While she wasn't as great as the Apollo cabin she was better than most other campers. "Sora taught me how to do a few things with the bow" she had told me once.
Marie took her stance and aimed at the target. It hit the center of the target. I notched an arrow and it didn't even hit the target it hit the ground three feet in front of me. Marie giggled and then she took my hands and put them and the bow in the correct position and stepped back. I tried again and this time my arrow hit the target just an inch away from the center.
Then the Conch horn blew again signaling lunch
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