Crisdalf continued his search through many different swords, each one more different than the other. Kyana turned to look at Azeilia after the two were waiting there for what felt like an hour. The two girls seemed to reach a mutual understanding as they both stood up and Kyana addressed Crisdalf, "Crisdork do you have a sword or what?" she asked in a very sassy tone.
"Calm down, Kyana." He almost laughed, almost. The bearded man turned back to face the two teens with a gleaming silver sword in his hands. "This should work for you, Miss." He said as he handed Azeilia the sword. A smile appeared on the smaller girl's face as her hand firmly gripped the weapon.
She made a slashing like motion with the blade before turning back to her mentor and giving both Crisdalf and Kyana a very happy nod. "Now remember Kyana, this sword is not like yours or your fathers. It is not a Rider's sword so please, for the love of all things, please do not continue to break all of my swords."
At this, Kyana could do nothing to contain the laugh as she grabbed Azeilia's arm and lead her out of the store, "Thanks Crisdork and no promises!" she yelled over her shoulder as she blew him a kiss.
Once they were back on the streets again Azeilia stopped Kyana, "Don't we have to pay for this?!" she asked in a tone. Kyana couldn't help but notice the slight sound of fear in her voice.
"Crisdork supplies weapons for the Kings army, so no, we do not have to pay." Kyana said with a happy edge to her voice. "Now come on, Zeil!" she squealed as she pulled her apprentice back through the crowds, not even hesitating as the two weaved their way back to the massive palace.
Azeilia gave her mentor a weird look as she followed the crazy teen. Few people minded the pushing as they were thrown out of the way as two girls baring the crest of the highest order of Galbatorix, the Royalty crest. No one in the streets wanted to quarrel with anyone that high up in the system, and that was something that Kyana loved about being high status.
Both girls weaved in and out of people as they made their way over to a large barn, and by large, we mean like holy crap. Azeilia shot Kyana a look of which the older girl merely laughed and said, "Oh, it is going to be so much fun with you around!"
Azeilia shook her head, as she figured that she wouldn't even want to know. She followed Kyana to a boy who was currently brushing a large palomino horse. "Ah, Lady Kyana! How can we assist you today?" he said with a large smile as he noticed the two girls watching him.
"Hey Jarvisk, this is my apprentice, Lady Azeilia and we are going out into the forest today to practice her swordsmanship. We will need Auedir and her horse ready." Kyana said in a happy tone that soon turned serious.
Jarvisk nodded as he ran back into the barn. Azeilia could hear a few yells before two very scared looking boys came back out leading a large black mustang and Azeilia's own white Arabian Dunei, meaning love.
Kyana jumped over towards her horse as she stroked his nose. "Auedir!" she yelled as she grabbed the reigns out of the poor stable boys hands. She smiled big as she jumped onto her horses back.
Azeilia followed her mentor's lead as she jumped onto her horses back and took Dunei's reigns from the other boy. Both boys gave a slight bow before they ran back off towards the barn, clearly scared of Kyana and her guest. "Let's go!" Kyana yelled as she tore off with Auedir, leaving Dunei and Azeilia behind.
Zeil sighed as she followed the trail of dust Kyana and her mustang left. The girls and their horses ran through the crowds and out the large gates. None of the guards seemed surprised the slightest as two girls tore out of the palace on their horses with large swords strapped to their saddles.
Just another day in Paradise.
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After running for what felt like an hour, Zeil noticed that Kyana had slowed down to a stop. Kyana jumped off her horse and tied him to a nearby tree. "Alrighty, Zeil. Ready for your first lesson?" She said as she placed one hand on her hip and the other on the hilt of her sword that gleamed by her side.
Azeilia smiled as she grabbed her sword and jumped off Dunei. After tying her horse to a tree like Kyana she found herself in a battle stance. She held her sword in front of her and glanced at her mentor. "What's the first lesson, Kyana?"
"First, since I am assuming that you have little experience with a sword so today we will just be working on the basics. Now, show me your grip." Kyana said as she walked over. "A good thing to remember is that your sword is a hand and a half hilt so it can be used with one hand or two." As she said this, Azeilia tried this by gripping the hilt first with one hand and then again with both hands. She grimaced and switched back to one hand. "If you are going to use only one hand, then try holding your sword like this." She walked over and showed her apprentice a grip style. "With this, it is easier to control how you swing the blade as well as control how much power you use. That is the main problem with fighting with a sword, maintaining control over the blade."
Azeilia nodded her head as she held her sword in a different grip. "Like this, Kyana?" she asked.
Kyana nodded, "Your stance is also something that helps with control. If you hold yourself up with power then it makes it harder for an enemy to throw you off balance. You have to be sturdy, but also light on your feet. It is of most importance that you are able to maintain balance, mentally and physically."
Zeil nodded and after taking a deep breath, she changed her stance and held her sword in the new grip. Kyana had to admit that Azeilia was a very fast learner, she could see that with no problem, Zeil would become a very powerful warrior, one that people would fear in battle.
Thank you guys so much for all the reviews, it means the world to me! And I am sorry this chapter is quite shorter than I wanted but I was a lot busier than I thought I would be, my mom had to go to the ER yesterday and they thought she might have to go into surgery for a pain she has, but they ended up just letting her goo home because they DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. so yeah, kinda been a bit busy. I am so sorry about this chapter being short and I promise that I will write a longer one and have it up for you all lovely people by Sunday! Sorry for the long note but I love you all! NIGHT PEOPLES!