We heard father roar than a whine of pain. I spun around to see the knight had his sword in the roof of fathers' mouth. He kept his mouth wide open not letting the blade move any further into his mouth.
"Father," Abiagael and I yelled.
"Your teeth come down my sword goes up right into your brain," the knight said.
"Abiagael run back home and get my bow," I said turning to my sister. She nodded at me then took off running towards the cave.
"Knight I swear if you so much as twitch a finger I will kill you," I yelled up to the knight.
Time Skip
The two stayed at a standstill well into the knight. My sister becoming bored had started bouncing a rock over her left leg with the handle of her ax. She was very good at it never dropping the rock.
"You kow that will never be useful," I said lying on my back watching father and the knight still in the same positions they were in three hours ago.
"At the moment it is," she said adding another rock than a third. After about five minutes bouncing the three rocks she got bored and started balancing her ax on her forehead.
"You have a lot of strange talents," I said standing up and beginning to balance my sword on my foot.
"As do you," she laughed.
"I bet I can balance my blade the longest."
"You're on."
We balanced our blades for what felt like an hour. Our skills were matched till something fell onto my sisters head causing her to lose her balance dropping her blade near her foot.
"I win," I laughed triumphedly kicking my sword up catching it by the handle.
"No fair you didn't have an arm... Wait what," she said picking up the remains of a mans arm with a ring on the middle finger, "Gross!"
She tossed it at me, "Yuck don't throw it at me!" I yelled kicking the arm away from me.
"Sorry about that girls," father said with the knight still in his mouth, "That's been stuck in my teeth for months."
"Why didn't you tell us about it father," Abiagael asked, "We could have gotten it out for you."
He didn't say a word to us only talking to the knight. Father offered the knight a truce giving him his word that no harm would come to him when he got out of fathers mouth. The knight didn't believe father saying that the word of dragon was worthless. Fathers response to that was to push him out of his mouth with his tongue. He fell to the ground landing on his back father pining him the second he landed and Abiagael and I springed to action drawing our weapons on either side of him. The tip of my sword pointed at his throat.
"I should have know," he grunted, "Go on! Kill me!"
Father relocated his jaw then said, "I don't want to kill you I never did. And I don't want you to kill me. How do we gain? If you win you lose a trade, and if I win I wait around for the next sword slinger thirsting to carve a reputation out of my hide. I'm tired of lurking in holes just to keep my daughters safe, and sulking in darkness just to feed them. I can't keep living like this, and I don't want them to live afraid. I'm going to let you up now, and if you wish we can continue this frack us to it's finally stupidity. Or you can listen to my alternative."
Father motioned with his head for my sister and I to stand down and step back. We lowered our weapons taking a few steps back just past his shoulders as father removed his arm from the knight letting him up. He rolled to his side grabbing his sword moaning and grunting in pain as he moved getting to his feet.
"Well," I said holding my sword ready to fight, "What will it be Knight?"
"What's the alternative," the knight asked his voice and body showing how exhausted he was.
"A partnership," father said, "I attack a village without really harming anyone then you appear slay the dragon and get your money. We both will be able to get what we want. You keep your trade and I will be able to keep my lif and protect my daughters."
Abiageal and I looked up at our father with raised eyebrows 'What was he thinking? What is he planing?'
"A partnership," the knight asked clearly wanting to get some rest.
"Yes you get your profit from slaying a dragon and in return for my assistance you will not harm me nor will you bring harm to my daughters."
The knight looked at me up and down than my sister. Seeing us fully armored and still wearing our masks ready to fight at any moment. Like deamons.
"I doubt I could bring harm to your daughters seeing as they are ready to cut my man hood off but I give you my word that I will not harm you or your daughters as long as you and they will not do the same to me.
"I give you my word that I nor my family will bring you any harm," father said.
"We swear we will not harm you," Abiagael and I said in unison.
"But," I said stepping closer, "If anything happens to my father or my sister has so much as a hair out of place under you watch I will hold you responsible, and I will not hesitate or be merisiful in punishing you. Got it."
"That goes for me as well knight," father said lowering his head closer to the knight, "These girls are my whole world. If so much as scratch or hair out of place on them while they are under your watch. I will not hesitate to end your life."
"Agreed," the knight said. We all were silent for a moment till Abiagael let out a long loud yawn as well as I did. Father looked down at the two of us smiling as Abiagael was yawning and rumbing her eyes as I tried to hide a yawn.
"The hour is late," he said picking Abiagael up in his mouth by the back of her armor like a mother cat with her kittens placing her on his back then picking me up the same way placing me behind her on his back, "Come my little ones. It is time for my warriors to sleep." We both gave happy yawns leaning against fathers neck.
"Shall we start our partnership tomorrow morning," father asked the knight."
"Yes, I already have a village in mind not to far away from here," the knight said sheathing his sword.
"Very well," father said turning away and walking back to our home. As we traveled home the gentle swaying of my fathers walk began to lull my sister and I to sleep.
"Father you know who that knight is right," I asked trying to stay awake, "And you know how I feel about him right?"
"Yes I know Ava," he sighed, "I know. Now get some rest we all have had a long day my child."
"Yes father," I said. Truthfully I was exhausted but I couldn't find it in me to sleep.
"Daddy," I said tiredly resting my head on my sisters back.
"Yes my sweet one," father said gently and sweetly to me.
"Will you please sing to me," I asked, "Your singing always helps me fall asleep after a bad day."
"Of course my child," he said happily than began to softly sing in his dragon tongue. His voice was so soft and soothing I soon fell asleep before the second verse. Forgetting about the day, drifting into a peaceful sleep dreaming about flying through the clouds.
I woke up the next morning inside my home curled against fathers neck, Abiagael sleeping next to me, and fathers arm protectively around us. I blinked and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes stretch in my tired stiff sleep muscles. Two seconds later father woke up stretching like a barn cat from its nap. Abiagael continued to sleep as father and I woke up.
"Good morning father," I said stretching out my legs.
"Good morning Ava," father said standing up. We both then walked outside the morning sun greeting us.
"Looks like it is going to be a good day," I said stepping into the river. It was cold and sent a chill through my body running out any sleep left in my body.
"It does seem nice today," father said then taking a drink next to me.
"I wonder when that knight will come back," I asked splashing water on my face, "I should pack a few things for Abiagael and I. A few extra weapons like our throwing knifes, her hatchet, my dagger, bow, arrows, and our sling shots."
"You sound like you are preparing for a war," the Knights voice came from across the river. I looked up to see him leading his horse to the waters. I gave him a quick dirty look than remembered I didn't have my mask on and quickly turned my face away running back into the cave covering my face with my hands. I didn't want him to see my face, I didn't even want to say his name even to myself. I didn't want him to know it was me the princess he left. I quickly grabbed my mask then went back outside.
"Don't you know it is rude to sneak up on someone," I said stepping next to father, "If I was armed I would have taken your head off or worst."
"I'm sure my dear," he said taking a drink from the river.
"Father I'm going to start packing for our journeys with the knight and wake up Abiagael," I said not wanting to be near the knight any longer than I had to.
"Alright I will get you two something to eat," father said kissing the top of my head. I kissed his nose in return.
"Wait they can't come with us," the knight said straightening out.
"And why not," father asked.
"If you say it is because my sister and I are girls I will happily point out how yesterday's fight how you spent much of that fight avoiding our blades," I said walking past my father giving a whistle for my horse. My horse came at the sound of my whistle from behind the trees, "Not to mention how carelessly your saddle and clothes have been mended, your horses tail and mane need to be combed, and your sword is far to dull to slice even twig. So I would say you need us. Your saddle strab won't even last the whole day from you sticking, so I would say you would need the touch of a She-Warrior."
The knight was purely dumbfounded at my words. Father chuckled as I lead my horse close to the cave grabbing my saddle from behind a large rock shining it onto his back, "Now if you don't mind I must go and wake my sister. Someone has to sharpen that sword of yours."
Before the knight could respond I walked into the cave. Abiagael was already awake when I came close to our bed. She was sitting up coming her hair and tieing it back with a red ribbon.
"Morning," she said standing up, "Are we getting ready to leave?"
"Yes," I said then handed her her mask.
"Why do I still need to wear this," she asked taking the mask from my hands.
"Because I don't trust that knight and this will better hide ourselves from villagers."
She sighed then placed the mask on walking past me, "I sometimes think you are to protective sister."
"Maybe but it is only because..."
"I know I know 'Because I love you Abiagael' and I love you to Ava."
I smiled at her taking off my mask and kissing her forehead, "Now go get ready. I need to get our things and father is getting breakfast. Also the knight is here and his sword needs your touch."
"Yes sister," Abiagael said turning and running out of the cave. When she was gone I went to the back of the cave gathering my sword, her ax, throwing knifes, my bow and quiver of arrows, Abiagaels' hatchet, our slingshots, and my dagger. I gathered the weapons in a deer skin pelt than began to put my armor on tieing my hair back with a black ribbon. When I was dressed I gather the pelt of weapons and headed out of the cave to my horse. I remove day sword and dagger strapping them to my side as well as placing two knifes in each of my boots. I put my quiver and bow onto my back, tucked my slingshot in my belt, placed Abiagael's weapons next to my horse, rolled the pelt up, and finally tied it to the back of my saddle. At the other side of the river Abiagael had just finished sharpening the knights sword.
"There that is much better," she said happily placing the rock she used to sharpen the sword next to her, "Now you will be able to cut almost as well as fathers tail."
"Cut like a dragons tail," the knight laughed.
"Of course," Abiagael said standing up and walking over to a tree with a trunk as wide as her shoulders. She stood in front of the tree raised the sword and in one swift motion cut right throw the trunk. It wasn't a clean cut but the cut did make the Knights jaw drop to the ground.
"See," Abiagael cheered handing him back his sword his jaw still on the ground, "Almost as sharp as a dragons tail."
"As you can see my daughter is not so helpless as you thought, knight," father said landing next to the two, "She has quite the talent with her hands." He pointed to the charm that she carved from a smooth black rock that was tied to one of his horns with our hair.
"Good morning father," Abiagael cheered stretching out her arms. The universal sigh for father to pick her up. He picked her up to his chest craning his neck around her.
"Good morning my child," he said kissing the top of her head, "Did you sleep well?"
She nodded, "What is for breakfast?"
"I found a young lamb that had wondered away from its flock for you," father smiled at her setting her down and opening his other hand to revival a dead lamb that was very small and was most likely abandon by its mother for being a runt. I felt bad that it was runt and had been killed, but as it was cooked and eaten I thanked it for giving its life for my sisters and mine. After we ate Abiagael dressed in her armor strapping her ax to her back, hatchet to her belt as well as her slingshot, and placed two throwing knifes in each boot. I backed some tried meat, herbs, and extra knifes in my saddle bags.
"Are you ready sir knight," I asked as I got on my horse.
"I still don't see why you two have to come along," the knight said getting onto his horse, "You will just slow me down."
"Is that what you think sir knight," Abiagael said getting on behind me.
"Yes," the knight said back to us his voice hinting he was a little eritated.
I looked back at Abiagael devilishly smiling back at her and she nodded back at me wrapping her arms tightly around my waist.
"Are you sure knight," I said devilishly. Before he could answer I kicked my horse sending him running full sprint past the knight.
"Hey," the knight yelled chasing after us.
"We will try not to slow you down sir knight," Abiagael yelled back to him.
"Just try to keep up with us," I yelled back.
Father laughed as he took to the air. And so our journey began.
Sorry this took longer to post than the other chapters. I hope you enjoy this chapter and keep giving me your thoughts on it. Also how do you think Ava should reveal who she and her sister really front of Bowen and the villagers that rebelled against the king, or in front of Bowen at Avolan? Let me know in your reviews. I'm letting you guys choice which would be more shocking. ^_^