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Previously: "Thank-you. It's not widely known. I only practiced on home courts. You may go back to your practice."

I was glad to say I had earned respect in the castle, even if not from Edward yet. I would get him to talk to me, whether he wanted to or not.

I had a little troop of men who would come to the archery courts every day, to have a training session with me, the barrel-chested man being one of them.

I was just finishing up one of those sessions, when a stable boy walked up to me.

"Milady, I has been told to giv' ya a horse. Would you like to choose 'un now?" I looked at the teenager boy, just a few years younger than me, I nodded once to him while wondering who would tell him to get me a horse. I can't ride a horse.

Last time I was near one it bit me. That was not the best memory of horses I have ever had, curse that Midnight.

The boy had already turned down a hall and was leading me to the stalls of the extra horses.

He stopped in front of a stall with a gelding with brown and white splotches. She snorted at me and turned away rather rudely if I said so myself. I quickly shook my head, for I didn't want a repeat of the Midnight accident.

He stalked to the next stall, and waiting inside was a gorgeous red roan. She had a long mane and bright eyes. She had an air of defiance about her, but she looked compliant enough.

I asked quickly if I could take a look at her. He opened the stall and I quickly jumped in, stumbling over a pile of hay. I caught myself by hanging onto the rough sidings. I readjusted my stance and then walked towards the roan.

She stared me in the eye for awhile, then looked away and started drinking some water from a bin.

I examined her corded muscles running up her legs and at her alert ears. All in all, I thought she was perfect.

"How much is it to pay for her?"

The boy looked confused for a moment the recuperated and stated, "The man who ordred me to git you that horse paid a'ready."

I was taken aback, I didn't know anyone liked me enough for that.

"I'll take her then. Thank-you for your help lad." He looked slightly annoyed, but he shook it off and regained his composure.

"Beggin' yur pardon Miss, but I must attend to me knight massers horses now."

"Oh, of course, go."

I spent the next 30 minutes brushing and grooming my horse. I looked her over several times and decided on naming her Evangeline.

I quickly decided that I would ride her tomorrow, to get my skills back up to par.

I patted her head one last time and then set off to find my husband, it was time we got to know each other.

I found him in the council hall yet again, but this time he was consulting with villagers. I walked in on a case of stolen sheep.

One peasant was claiming a sheep was taken from him and slaughtered. The other was shaking his head fervently, saying over and over again that he hadn't taken the sheep.

Edward looked like he was actually thinking it over, couldn't he see the malicious glint in the accusers eyes. He just wants more money and to watch his neighbor struggle.

I walked over to Edward's throne and asked him quietly what he was thinking. He answered curtly that he wasn't really thinking, he already knew the peasant was innocent.

"Then why are you making him suffer?"

"I'm not really, and plus if I answered to quickly the other one would think I favored the honest man and hate me. I need to act like I'm giving it thought." My mouth opened slightly to refute him, but then I couldn't think of anything to say. He was right.

I stepped back and sat on a little chair and waited till the end of the case. The case was over fairly quickly, because of the firm hand of justice wielded by Edward, sorry that's kind of overdramatic. He had a level head and dealt out a fair hand of punishment.

I tripped over to Edward, to ask where he was going next.

"I'm going to the training grounds. Would you care to accompany me?"

"Only if you'll fight me when we get there." He looked disbelievingly at me.

"From what I see throughout the castle, could you stay on your feet long enough to fight me?"

I let out a humorless laugh and just stared at him. He quickly looked away and said quickly, "Fine, come on."

I was pretty good all around about the weapons, so I let him choose how we would fight. He choose staffs. Fun…

I walked into the armory and was hurriedly outfitted in a set of leather armor. I flexed my muscles so I would be loose then walked into open ground. Apparently word had gotten out about our fight, because a huge crowd was mulling around aimlessly on the grounds.

I shook my head slowly then looked up. There surrounded by his loyal servants, or his friends, was Edward, looking slightly smug and twirling his staff carelessly. If that was any indication of how he fought, how did he expect to win?

I called out loudly, "Then, are you ready, your highness?"

He raised an eyebrow at me and my sarcastic voice, and stood.

We faced off and stood with our staffs in hand. We waited until someone told us to begin and I swung, fast. He tried to dodge, but he hadn't expected me to actually try and fight him.

I hit him sharply on his left shoulder, which wiped that stupid smile off of his face.

He squared himself up against me then swung, obviously not using much force. I dodged easily and fell back to look at him again. He was rolling his shoulder, which had to hurt, quite a lot.

He raised his staff and I pulled mine up to counter, but I underestimated him, for he brought his staff down and hit me across the side. Searing pain shot down my leg and I felt my leg wobble, but I held still.

I nodded at him, showing him I acknowledged that he could fight well, but instead of resigning I lunged forward, taking him by surprise. He stumbled backwards and I hit him on his right wrist. He dropped his staff and I swung, stopping an inch from his neck.

"I submit", he said as I withdrew. He laughed quietly then mused to himself, "and to think, by a woman. That is amazing."

"Is it really that surprising?" I felt myself asking unwillingly.

"Not really, I shouldn't have underestimated you. I suppose I need to work on my sta-"

"Sir, Sir!" yelled a little boy, hurtling down the hill at an alarming pace. Edward quickly reoriented his face and looked at the boy seriously.

"What is it?"

"Urgent news from your parents!" The boy leaned over breathless trying to breath. Edward kneeled and asked for the scroll. The child handed it over the dropped to his knees.

He opened the scroll, read it, again, then looked up and glared over at me.

Sorry this took soooooooooooo long. I have ton of homework. A 150 problem packet in Science, and History. A page full of assignments in math. Read a lot of chapters in Language, then write a children's book in French! Fun, huh? Well I'm not here to make excuses so I tried to get this finished, and here it is!