Hm...What now?
While I slept, I drempt of the cell I'd been in, but time was at super speed, and I didn't see much…but then again, I couldn't see much in the entrapping dark. I couldn't even make out Ben's form. Before long though, I woke up just after dawn in the world of Link, and the village of Ordon. I jumped out of bed and pulled my hair into a somewhat respectable ponytail before blinking away the layer of mist that seemed to cloud my vision. This was normal. Once I could see relatively well I went outside and found Link up, of course.
"The others are still sleeping," he said, barely loud enough for me to hear.
"I figured that out," I gave him a wry smile and rubbed my eyes. "Would you like to warm up with me?"
He shrugged and started to turn to go to the same area where training had started yesterday, but then stopped and looked at me. "But you're not allowed."
I sighed. "But I'm fine. It was just a freak accident. It's over now."
A devilish look came into his eyes. "Alright. I'll grab the training sword."
I waited in the clearing area while he grabbed it, and I studied the targets. Finn had cleared the higher targets of arrows, with help from Link and Rusl, who both had plenty of practice at it. The tips would now be somewhat dull, but they weren't going to be used for hunting and killing.
When he handed me the sword, I noted that it was indeed a training sword, since its balance was off a little, just about three inches up from the pommel. He took out his sword, and motioned for me to make the first move. I happily complied.
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When she started, I noticed how fine tuned her style was. She was good, and had her small size against me, but I had a speed that her arms just couldn't get until she was older. Her tactics were amazing, her strength, though it didn't match any young man's, was also worth noting. Her size allowed her to dart underneath many of my usual attacks, and she definitely wasn't predictable. Luckily, I was the type who moved quickly so my enemy couldn't lay a finger on me while I poked their back.
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When I first began, I had the expectation that I'd need to slow down for him. That was certainly not the case, and I relished the challenge that he presented. He was fast and large, and I was a little slower and small. But one thing he didn't account for was the fact that my head worked quickly to change my tactic all the time, whereas he was almost predictable. His speed made it hard to keep up with him. Needless to say, he was a difficult opponent and we were well matched.
Our bout ended when Rusl found us and was nearly frozen in shock at what he found. In his eyes was anger, almost fury, probably at the fact that I'd done something that he'd said not to, and I hadn't just disobeyed him, but Renado as well. Link had noticed him first and almost dropped his sword at the look on the old warrior's face. I delivered a smack across his behind, having not noticed what caught his attention, and smiled, but while Link rubbed the area where I'd hit him, he nonchalantly motioned for me to look over to where Rusl stood, fuming.
What'll be Tina's punishment? Not to mention Link encouraging her. What will Rusl do? And when will we get some more real action? That and more is coming up next!
