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They soon finish eating lunch and Cheyenne decides to go practice more with Noliez. She goes over to the griffins and soon spots Noliez.
"Noliez?"
"Yes, Daughter of Eve?"
"Do you mind practicing more with me?"
"Of course I don't mind. We shall practice as long as you like."
Cheyenne smiles brightly, "Thank you."
"You are welcome."
Noliez bends slightly so that Cheyenne can get on. Once she is prepared, he takes off into the air. Cheyenne readies her dagger and as Noliez arrives at her target area. He swoops in between targets at slow speeds allowing Cheyenne to alternate between throwing and stabbing at the targets. Cheyenne hits most of the targets dead center.
"Well done. Are you ready to pick up speed?"
"Yes. I am."
He nods and does a sharp turn to come around back to the targets going at a faster pace. Cheyenne throws her dagger at a target only to miss the center by a few inches. Noliez picks up the dagger with his talons and gets it to Cheyenne then continues toward the next target which she stabs. It hits right at the center and gets the dagger back up. They go through all the targets again before Noliez starts going faster. Cheyenne misses a few targets because of the speed. Noliez goes back through at the same speed so Cheyenne can get aiming correctly at that speed.
Tamryn sat on Straze riding toward where the centaurs are meeting. She looks at the centaurs nervously.
(I know this will help me against Korin's army.) She thinks.
The centaurs come to attention noticing her and Straze coming over to them. The lead centaur comes forward.
"How may we be of assistance, Daughter of Eve?"
"I was wondering if one of you could spar with me. I need to practice fighting on Straze."
The lead centaur steps forward, "I shall help you fight, Daughter of Eve."
"Very well."
Tamryn and Straze follow the centaur to opposite side of field.
"You are a general because you're the leader of these centaurs correct?"
"Yes, that is correct. My name is Erius."
"It is a pleasure, Erius."
"As it is a pleasure to serve you, Daughter of Eve."
Tamryn wraps the strap of her reins around her wrist before situating her swords. Erius waits for her to get situated.
"Alright. I must say fighting on horseback will be very different from fighting on your own two feet. You will have in tune with your horse if you plan to move swiftly in battle and create techniques for dodging your enemies. Your horse will aid you as protection but also as another weapon."
"Okay."
Erius goes to attack Tamryn with his sword and Tamryn manages to block the sword but that doesn't keep Straze moves slightly so that she can attack. Tamryn uses her right sword to get a hit at Erius. Erius rears up slightly causing Tamryn to miss; Erius comes down in a striking motion. Straze jerks forward so that Tamryn isn't hit and Tamryn drops one of her swords. Erius picks it up and hands it to her.
"That was not bad."
"But it wasn't good either."
"It was your first try. You need to be used to your horses sudden movements to protect you from danger. If you drop your sword every time, you will miss the perfect time to strike an opponent."
Tamryn nods feeling her face flush with embarrassment.
"Are you ready to continue?"
"Yes."
Samuel and Alan were preparing for sparring matches against various Narnians in their squadrons. The last of the armor is put on securely and both boys face their opponents. They both end up facing a faun. Alan goes to strike at the faun, but it flips over him and goes to attack from behind. Alan slides to his knees barely missing being hit in the back. He rotates and blocks with his shield as the faun was bringing the sword down again. He pushes on his shield and manages to get a clear shot with his sword when the faun maneuvers his right arm with so much force that the shield clashes with Alan's own sword. He cringes hearing the faun's sword scrape against his armor slightly and takes a quick look. He sees the sword hadn't broken through the armor but there was a clearly a scratch on the armor. He moves his shield slightly waiting for the faun to strike again. This time the faun uses swift movements that Alan barely blocks with his shield. The swift movements of the sword keep him from getting in an attack with his sword.
(How do I get a hit? His speed is excellent compared to mine.) He thinks.
Alan grunts his teeth and tries to push the shield up to move the sword out of the way. He tries to hit the faun only for the faun to push back with greater strength that causes Alan to fall over. He lies there for a moment in order to regulate his breathing.
"Son of Adam, are you alright?"
"I'm fine. Just regaining my breath."
To show he is telling the truth, Alan gets back up and faces the faun.
Samuel was having trouble against the faun he was fighting also. He takes deep gasps in between attacks only to barely regain composure as the faun strikes again. He readies his saber and short sword before looking intently at the faun. The faun launches an attack that causes Samuel to stagger back, but not fall over. He brings his saber across his chest in an attempt to protect his armor from obtaining more scratches. The metal clangs and Samuel launches out his short sword which the faun dodges with great agility.
The faun moves to launch another attack at Samuel. This time Samuel manages to dodge and strike out but the attack is not effective.
(I have to keep a sharp eye on him. Then I shall be able to discover where his weak points are.) Samuel decides.
Samuel soon notices when the faun leaps at him but his abdomen area was open every time. He readies his saber and short sword for when the faun moves. It doesn't take long for the faun to launch at him again; this time Samuel tackles the faun in the abdomen managing to use enough strength to knock the faun to the ground.
By the time everyone sits down together again, they are either sweating or worn out from practicing.
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