With the arrival of Diana and Akko to the kingdom of Wedinburgh, after the journey to the penultimate pendant of courage, Cavendish ended up being left out of the adventure of the last pendant, which would end up with Hellene in place of her older sister, already making the jealousy that the girl has a little more intense, besides also being a way to punish her for escaping for an adventure in the dungeons, which is already starting the preparations for the beginning of the journey in the last dungeon of the pendants, before starting a grand adventure.
The day hadn't even dawned yet, Atsuko ended up being woken up by Queen Laura who was already with her daughter for training, as well as Ursula also present, which the tired Kagari was getting up, going towards the outside only before having a little breakfast and already starting the training as usual having a warm-up, already leaving the body ready for what was to come, until then already having some minor advances by the duo, with a dynamic between the ruin and the brownish.
"Not bad girls, you're making good progress together, if you keep going like this you'll be far away in a month" Laura said.
The warm-up was as usual giving fifty laps outside the castle, which the two could handle a lot, even running faster, having one more thing that was the use of a tunic that increases the weight to make the training more complicated, but even with it it was still possible to endure.
After this part of the warm-up began the most physical training and early before dawn they already started to go having to put their senses in practice being blindfolded and having to use sticks to attack both Queen Laura and Ursula.
"That's it girls, now let's see if without seeing you can feel the movement of the wind" said Mrs McLaren.
"It sucks that I can't see, and it hurts on top of that" Akko said.
"Talk less and concentrate more girl" Laura said after hitting Kagari on the head.
Hellene was also scrambling a bit to hit without seeing anything, catching the blows being dodged by Ursula, while the crimson-eyed one who was tightly closed and blindfolded was trying to find some way to hit the older ruin who was only defending with enormous tranquility and even making Hyllian de Luna Nova's attacks fail.
"Girl try to concentrate, the sound of the wind, the very movement of your hand, you need to feel the air around you, it is essential for you to be able to notice where I am, you are listening to me now, it is a way to get close" Said the queen who was easily defending the attack attempts coming from the blindfolded warrior.
And there were the four spending a few hours in this training, the two blindfolded girls were trying to hit and even Hellene managed to hit Callistis with the stick only once, who was even surprised to be caught by the shoulder, which still had a lot to grow there in terms of skill, but already showed an advance.
With the end of this part of the training, the blindfolds are even removed and both are even a little with their eyes having some pain from the sudden clarity, since it was about to dawn, the two are even rubbing their eyes a little uncomfortable.
"Wow, it's already dawn, we really stayed like this for a long time, didn't we?" Atsuko said.
"It's been a few hours, but it's been good for sharpening your senses when there's a dark part and also, not only that, but in the light you'll be more skilful in sensing attacks coming from behind, now come on the next part of the training will involve your balance" Said Mrs McLaren.
"Now you will have to balance on these sticks that are on the floor just stay supported while we are throwing things at you, the secret is also to have a balance in more steep situations in some dungeons will require you to balance well, come on" Said Ursula.
The two are beginning to balance on top of those sticks on the floor noting that there is room for only one foot and are already having difficulty keeping up, even more so that they were also thrown with some stones that they had to dodge, which Kagari was the first to fall from them, Hellene was constantly hit and resisted the stones with a little tranquility, even though she also felt some pain.
"These stones hurt, they could be lighter, this way I'll end up being injured forever, especially those thrown by the queen, you have strong hands lady" Said the brownish woman getting up.
"It's part of the training, you can rest assured if you get hurt just use the fairies that are there in these pots, this training will make you use these fairies in droves, I want to see you be well prepared for everything" Said the red head.
"That's right, the training for the warrior in the last dungeon is very hard, you need to get very strong, since she will be a challenge" Said the one with blue hair.
"Woah Hellene, you're holding it together girl, I don't know how you can stand for so long, your arms are even bleeding because of it, don't you think it's better to take a rest?" Said the worried crimson-eyed girl seeing that the purple-eyed one continued to defend.
It seemed that the youngest McLaren was even a human shield for as much as she could handle stones being thrown at her, which Akko even in great pain was picking her up again, making her fall a few times, on the other hand Hellene had her first fall not being able to stand the pain, her arms were already turning purple, which were later healed by a fairy, which quickly turned white again, without any scars, while Atsuko was always falling with few stones having to endure more and starting there to dodge jumping from one stick to another, but still often missed the jumps and ended up just falling out and also took some stones on the spot.
"That's impossible Mrs McLaren, how are we going to get away from that? Even Hellene fell, she just prefers to take all the stones, do I have to take being stoned to learn something?" Said the warrior.
"In fact, you have to improve your balance, whether dodging or defending as Hellene is doing, the important thing is to be able to balance" Answers the queen.
"It's surprising that simply Hellene is focusing on another kind of balance, she really wants to become resistant like a bull in this way, her body is really resistant" said the surprised Ursula.
"They are different bodies with different focuses in training, I think it's good that you focus more on dodging Akko, you are skinny, if you can be more agile in dodging and maintaining balance, you will have a lightness like Diana" Laura said what the injured Kagari gets up after healing with the fairies.
(I want to see how I'm going to do it when I can barely stand up being hit by one stone or another, these things hurt a lot, they are not light stones, on top of that they are thrown right where it catches to knock it down, my arm is already red from so many that fly at me, I wanted to be resistant like a goron like Hellene is).
And there it was, even a little hurt with motivation Akko was trying what she could to be able to endure that part of the training that was taking a while that morning until the two older ones decided to stop, but already having a small advance, Kagari could stand up to 20 seconds squirrelling and could already jump from one stick to the other and keep up, Hellene, on the other hand, was surprisingly able to stay for almost five minutes, but in the most still standing in the same place until she gave in to pain, in the most she did not leave the same stick where she balanced, in the most focusing on a training involving resistance, while that of Hyllian de Luna Nova had a focus on dodging and also agility, in addition to the already called balance.
"That's enough, you'll end up spending all the fairies in the kingdom like that" said the majesty.
"Finally I couldn't take it anymore" Hellene said.
"Wow, Hellene, your arms are even purple" said Akko in shock.
"It suits my eyes, don't you think? Well, I want to be tough so I can take more beating out there, now come on, what's for training now?" Asks the cured McLaren already excited.
"As you both already know, the training part arrives where you will train with your main weapons, in a combat against us both, Akko you will face Ursula and my daughter will face me, let's see how far you can go" Said Queen Laura.
"Now I like it, I'm going to take revenge for those stonings you gave me mum, you know that those things hurt a lot" Said the youngest rupee picking up wooden gauntlets to start training.
And it was starting the final stage of training that day, with the wooden weapons for a more differentiated training, but even in this there was a small change, the wooden weapons in the hands of Akko and Hellene were with an extra weight which greatly affected the mobility of the weapons since it needed a little more strength to be able to wield these weapons, even being heavier than the original weapons that both use.
"What is it? Even the guns have got heavier?" Akko said in shock.
"It's part of the training, in these three weeks you will train with extra weight and then in the last week of training the weapons will be light again in the weight of the weapons you use to get used to the change and it will already show that your agility has increased, well without further delay you can come up" Said Mrs McLaren.
"That will be a good part of your training, you will leave here as warriors even more impressive than you are" Ursula said.
And at that time the most physical training was starting, Akko was having more difficulty going up, since she was also forbidden to use the gloves that increase physical strength to carry objects, which she was practically having to use her own hands, Hellene even had a little difficulty, but she already had a little physical strength naturally due to previous training and always focus on increasing muscle mass itself. Atsuko was suffering a lot, but on the other hand she could not go more desperate and quick in the blows having to be more meticulous against Ursula who still managed to easily defend herself, showing that she still had a lot to learn from Kagari.
"Wow, those heavy swords really take a toll on your arms, I was missing the fun training before, this one is really painful" said Hyllian from Luna Nova.
"Well, keep practising like that and you'll go far" said Callistis.
"I have to be calm and always calculate well what to move, if not each blow of mine will spend a lot of energy and on top of that it is painful when I make a mistake" Said the brownish girl.
"It seems you're getting the idea Akko, now put it into practice" Said the blue-haired one.
In this the brownish woman is gradually showing more improvement in her movements managing to go calmly, thinking well before performing, since each blow could have a very high cost later, which she calculated before, in addition there was also Diana watching what she did not even realise, but it was just concentrating on hitting the bespectacled woman who was showing such tranquility to hold the attacks and attacks of the warrior of Luna Nova.
(Akko, it's kind of strange to be more relaxed from training like this, to see her training like this, she's really focused, my sister too, but to see her like this, I've never seen it from this point of view before, her really dedicating herself to improving, it's impressive, it really shows that she's not doing little, she's so beautiful like this... Focussed and strong... I mean... Ahhh Diana, concentrate).
The training was going on, there Cavendish did not stop admiring, but was soon called by her mother Bernadette since she still had another obligation that was to go to study, which she went out still watching Kagari who returned the look and even ended up falling to the ground distracted by looking at her friend, which then the platinum blond caeblos turned her face and even held her laughter a little due to the fall of the brownish.
She went off to study with her mum, while the crimson-eyed one got up a bit still perplexed at noticing that she had been watched the whole time and not for a short while, until it was quite a considerable time.
"Akko stop being so distracted girl, let's focus" Ursula said.
"Ah yes, focus, I just ended up looking at a ghost" said Atsuko, scratching the back of her head.
"Is that ghost Princess Cavendish by any chance?" Callistis said, which caused Kagari a moment of embarrassment.
"It's nothing like that" Said the embarrassed warrior going up to the astrologer who goes holding a beat until a little strong of the girl with the sword that even surprises her.
"Woah, it looks like someone got a little angry, stay calm Akko" Said the woman with glasses who soon makes a counter attack that even disarms.
"Damn, you really do manage to make sure of yourself at every turn" said a frustrated Hyllian from Luna Nova.
"More focus, you have to control some of the emotions too" Said the older one.
And they continued training, Akko even listened to the advice that was given, but kept thinking about Diana, they were even getting to have more intense movements with the sword, which Atsuko was gradually improving to achieve desired improvements, but soon the training was coming to an end and the two girls were finally able to rest lying on the floor practically exhausted, which were soon thrown with a bucket of water falling on their faces.
"Ahhhhhh, you don't have to drown us either" said the brownish one.
"You look like you're pretty dead tired, now go change those clothes for clean ones, those tunics are dirty and you'll wear them until the third week of training, then you're free" Said the queen.
"Oh good, we can be free" said the crimson-eyed one, breathing a sigh of relief.
"Not quite, you still need to wash your tunic yourself, so change and go to where the castle servants wash their clothes, do it yourself" Majesty said.
"Is it part of the training too?" Akko asks.
"No, but it's part of your conscience, to remember who really makes this castle work, it's not me, who really helps in this castle are the servants who work day and night to make the place stand, who raised this place was not Zelda or Link, it was the workers who joined them" said Mrs McLaren.
Both were leaving there going to clean their clothes also already very exhausted, but they managed to finish until quickly washing the clothes and thus leaving there to be able to rest, arriving outside the castle where they lay on the grass still on that day of early autumn, with a sun having a little cold and looking at the sky.
"My hand is all sore after all this, I don't know how we're going to last until the end" said the exhausted Atsuko.
"I don't know either, but it was fun, you're really different Akko, your way of moving, it's all peculiar, in fact it seems that I will have to be resistant like a goron to take a beating, I'm practically a Hyllian shield" McLaren said.
"Well, what do we do now? No more training, we rest? In a little while we'll have lunch ready and there's still a whole day" Kagari said.
"I don't know about you, but I think I'm going to go round the town, I want to call Marianne so we can do something" said the rugrat.
"Ah that might be good, I think I'll go with you then," said the brownish girl.
"Well, it's really a shame that Diana won't be able to walk around town with us, otherwise I would call my little sister too" said the purple-eyed one.
"Ah Diana... I had forgotten about that, I don't know if she will enjoy being excluded from that ... "And now I'm going out, I think we could think of something to play here in the castle" said the crimson-eyed one.
"Look Akko, go for me, I think it's better to think a little, I think it's good for you to dedicate some time to Diana, she must still be stirred up by the punishment, maybe this way you will get closer, I'm going to the city with Mari and I can come by with something, my sister needs someone to keep her company" Said the princess and that even lit a light bulb in the warrior's head.
"You know what, you're right, I think I'm going to do just that, I think I should stay here with Diana, it was so much fun spending time in the dungeon, maybe I can have fun in the castle with her the same way it was at the Dublin ranch and in the dungeon" said the Hyllian of Luna Nova getting up from the grass.
(She can understand my message, these two really need time for themselves and get closer, maybe this punishment will do something, the mothers told me about it that it can help them to get closer, to be sure of how they feel about each other, well I think I'll go see Marianne, hopefully she'll come up with something to do).
Hellene was getting up leaving for the city, going to the hotel already seeing that her friend was available to leave, since she finished working in the morning, where they were already eating there, meanwhile in the castle Akko was having lunch already seeing Diana also having her meal.
After finishing eating she followed the platinum blonde hair to one of the windows in the castle corridor where they stared at each other.
"Diana" Kagari said.
"I know you came to me to ask a question and the answer is... I think I'm going to be more like that Diana that you liked so much at the Dublin ranch, I just enjoyed spending time with you there, come with me, let's go to my room and I want to show you something" Cavendish said.
The two were walking together to the princess's room, which already left a little impressed the crimson-eyed one who always went there very little, seeing the things she had, until she arrived at a chest, where she opens and takes a smaller box and sits down showing something she had stored, when opening that box simply had a portrait of her drawn with Chariot Du Nord, which impresses the warrior of Luna nova.
"Diana, this is Chariot" said Atsuko, impressed.
"Yes it's her, it's a big secret of mine that I've kept all these years, I believe in Chariot's innocence, she didn't kill those people, someone set her up like that, by the way I was a great admirer of hers, I always watched all the stage performances here in Wedinburgh ... Akko look at this" Said the blue-eyed one showing more things she had won by the warrior performing.
There were more portraits, also toy swords, costumes, clothes, even a card game that was complete, all very well kept as real relics and a pair of rings that she was leaving to show that she had just a jewel on top with the shape of a star having an emerald on top and another with a diamond.
"These rings I made thinking about one day when I was going to meet my girl, I made them inspired by the effects that Chariot did in the presentations is very recent, it has the size of my finger and the size of the other person's finger I just speculated" Said the platinum blonde.
"Wow, these are beautiful rings, I'm sure you'll find a girl with fingers the size of these rings, well it was quite a revelation I didn't know I was such a fan of Chariot, I was just very inspired by her because she always had a legendary presence that motivated me to be a warrior, I wanted to be, or even want to be like her one day" Said Akko while holding a portrait of Chariot noting how well it was drawn.
"I even like your presence here Akko, thinking that one day you will leave here will leave me with a hole ... You put a little shine here, but I understand the decision you make, I know it's for the good of Hyrule" Said the princess who has her hand held by the warrior.
"I'm still going to visit the queens, maybe even the future queen of Hyrule too, I'll be coming here all the time, this journey can't stop for anything, maybe we can see each other more often in the future, so enjoy it while you're here" Atsuko said.
"What do you say we go out to the castle garden, play a little, I know I look like the boring princess, but I have fun with you, it will be fun" Diana said.
Kagari agrees with her head and after putting away Chariot's things they go together to the garden where they run around a bit and also play with each other to jump rope, something that the princess could do very well, but that soon their peace would be interrupted by the visit of the nobles Hannah and Barbara who soon came to make some comments.
"What's that Diana? Jumping rope? Are you 6 years old by any chance? A refined princess like you playing like a child, it can only be the presence of that child, come with us" Hannah said.
"I'm grounded, my mum won't let me leave the castle" said Cavendish.
"Ah but it's here in the castle, there are some very interesting nobles for you to have as a suitor, there is a meeting of nobles, it can be a fun time, not this childish thing of jumping rope" said Barbara.
"I don't want to, leave me alone, I'm enjoying it" said the princess to the two.
"What?" They both say shocked.
"Didn't you hear Princess Diana? She wants to play rope, there's nothing wrong with that, it's fun, just because you want to get all pompous and starched and blah blah blah wedding, blah blah blah nobles, blah
blah blah she's a commoner" Akko said, appearing in front and guaranteeing a few laughs from the platinum blonde.
"Diana is going to let a commoner mock nobles like that in front of us?. You don't have to pay the ridicule to jump rope, you are a noble queen, there is no reason to please this plebeian," said Parker.
"She is a commoner, she must not have bathed, like a commoner, she dresses like a commoner, she walks like a commoner, she will infect you and pass on the plague of a commoner Diana, be careful, I already told you not to be near a commoner like that, it is not enough that your sister is sick of it and you will also be carried away by a commoner, they are dirty, they are disgusting, they are so commoners, Diana..." England said, coming close to the brownish girl, who was even frightened.
"Akko is my friend, if this is sickness I am very sick, I will not allow you to offend my friend, she is not inferior for being the way she is, in fact I hate that word plebeian, she is a great warrior, just because she came from below is not a sign to diminish her, in fact the opposite, you were born in a golden cradle, you never did anything and you have everything, she conquers her things, she went after her dreams and conquers, one thing you will never have, you will never deserve anything you have, that is the truth" Said the princess to the two who even leave there a little disgusted.
"Even our friend caught the plague of the plebeians that disgusts, I knew this girl is dangerous" Said the brown-haired one who then left there and simply saw the warrior showing her middle finger and tongue to the two yielding some laughter on the part of the princess.
"Akko! Ah you like to tease don't you, now let's see if you tease so much when I make double rope" Said the blue-eyed one starting to hit two ropes.
"Woah double rope that's cool" said the crimson-eyed wonder.
"Come on, show that you have skill Akko, forget those dirty nobles, they talk like that but they don't bathe properly, they also live for appearances, I unfortunately grew up with them and ended up picking up the manias of these girls, ugh, now I can see a little how I ended up becoming unbearable, well my sister was right that they were not good people" Cavendish said.
"And they're friends? Sucy and Lotte would never be like that with me? They always supported me, even at my worst they were with me... I miss them... They would love to jump rope, by the way I know how to do double rope look at that" Kagari said jumping the ropes and talking.
"Well my sister says the same thing, she always refused Anna's recommendations of friends and made friends with Marianne who got into the castle through the canal and since then they always see each other ... It's kind of strange that they should like each other, you know? "I have no doubt that my sister has a crush on her and doesn't understand the feeling yet" said the princess.
"Ah, I've noticed that about Marianne, she gets inspired talking about her sister" Akko said.
The two were in the most talking and jumping rope, having fun around the castle as they could even in punishment it was still fun the moment that Diana could spend, while in the city Hellene walked with Marianne in the most playing with the other children of the city, who always had fun with the presence of the princess who always guaranteed new toys to the children.
Far away in Appleton the lord of Appleton was holding the portrait of the warrior Atsuko Kagari while sitting on the throne admiring the beauty of the girl in a very strange way he ended up creating a fixation for the girl.
(Oh heroine of Luna Nova, you are really very beautiful, it would be a waste to leave you out in the cage, I don't think I can leave her in a common cell in deplorable conditions, she deserves to be my concubine).
"Bring the castle architect here!" Said the lord already calling for an architect.
(A beauty like that, girls from Edo island are rare beauties, that look of hers, that skin, that hair, she has a marvellous exotic beauty, if I'm not mistaken they also look younger than they are, while the queen I have will grow old and look older, I will have a marvellous concumbine).
Soon the architect of the castle arrives and he is a little tense when he sees the lord of Appleton with such an emergency call, eventually bowing to the man begging for his life thinking that something was wrong.
"You don't have to beg for your life, I don't want to execute my best architect, I came here to make a special request, I want you to make an extremely luxurious cell in the prison, it has to have the most refined bed, it
has to be in the most protected state, have everything that a noblewoman deserves, I need it to be impeccable for when I bring my prisoner, do you understand?".Hanbridge said and the architect nodded.
"My lord, as you wish, I will make this special cell, where do you want it to be, sir? There is an empty space in one of the towers" said the architect.
"Exactly where you said, I want you to stay in this tower so she can't escape and no one will be able to penetrate my defences to help her escape, if they can I will soon decimate any Wedinburgh troops, so do as I say I want a safe cell, I don't want my precious prisoner to escape" Said the lord.
"You bet, my lord, I will do as you ask" The man bows and walks fearfully out of the cell while the head of Appleton looks a few more times atAkko's portrait.
(My special work of art, it will be my greatest trophy, I will do something that Ganondorf would never have done, there is no reason why I only kidnap the princess, I can also have the hero in hand and I also gave the great luck of being another woman and still a beautiful woman, with all the oriental delicacy of a girl from the island of Edo, these women are of a unique exotic beauty, I can be the king of Hyrule with the most beautiful wives of all history, this place will finally understand good taste, Ganondorf will finally succeed, he chose the perfect man to have his spirit, I feel the power in my hands, I feel more invincible every day).
And the boy was creating a very excessive admiration for Akko wanting to desire a girl as if she were some property of his, at the same time being a little desirous of her as a trophy, but also having a strong feeling of a burning passion just to want a person he did not imagine attracting him so much.
Akko and Hellene are starting to train more intensely, already showing that they will have a hard time adapting and being more ready for the last dungeon of the pendants, before the great moment of the warrior in her long journey that will make her even grander, in what is also causing a closer relationship between the eldest princess and the warrior of Luna Nova, even with all the punishment happening.
See you, training witches...