Kat PoV
Dante, Roman, and Vienna displayed freakish talent with their weapons that even the Knights respected, all three children of the Empress managing to last around thirty seconds against Lady Fenryas in a one on one spar - the Marquess and Belian were both able to hold out for a minute on their own when Lady Fenryas was being generous, or forty-five seconds when she was ticked off.
Sker and the other upper echelon Knights lasted fifteen or so, while the 'weakest' Knights were finished in five seconds; to give them credit though, they were all marksn, preferring ranged combat to lee combat, their skills with bows and crossbows incredible, while their skills with swords were still rather good - a tad higher than Anput currently.
With the addition of those three, Lady Fenryas decided that they were going to receive the sa treatnt as everyone else, beating them into the ground while we all watched from our various spars before releasing them to the rest of us, having them spar us and learn anything they could.
Dante instantly made his way over to the Marquess, wanting to see how he compared to the other strongest Knight of Cinder, while Roman and Vienna stuck around us, wanting to see just how capable we were - and if we were worthy of their baby sister.
I say 'we', but I was mostly ignored, left to go find new partners as Vienna squared off against Anput and Roman chatted with Jahi.
Since that was the case, I took the ti to go ahead and mingle with the Squires, Nirinia introducing to the five other n and won who were aspiring Knights to be.
I sparred amongst them for a few rounds, the sessions with each rather drawn out affairs as we practiced techniques against one another, holding back on spar ending blows as we instead trained our endurance a bit.
When I finished up with them I made my way over towards the sensual Catkin woman nad Princi, her curvaceous body clad in a tight black leather that only served to complint the seductive grin that she wore.
Everything about her scread sex appeal, even her weapon of choice - despite it being a rather cruel version - of a whip, which was laden with razor sharp crystals, added to her oozing sexuality, drawing the attention of a few of the Knights around her as they took the ti to appreciate how her body moved.
Seeing approach, she smirked as her playful yellow eyes fell onto my body, and Princi asked "Well well well~! I'd say look what the cat dragged in, but... I don't recall ordering a beaut like you for tonight~!"
I had to smile at her words, shaking my head as I said "Sorry, but I'm taken... Lady Fenryas suggested for to ask if you could teach a thing or two regarding using Wind Support spells?"
"Oh honey, being taken doesn't an a thing~! Especially with how delectable you look... I wouldn't mind having a bite of you, even if I needed to let that Demoness have a bite out of ~! Mm~ That actually sounds like a nice idea..."
Raising a brow, I stared at the very clearly aroused Catkin and coughed, making her focus on again.
"Combat, please? My Mistress is entirely content with her partners."
She smirked, running her hand over her body as she whispered "Honey, trust when I say I could make her beg for just a night... The devoted types are surprisingly easy to seduce; that forbidden temptation of another woman that isn't your wife gets them so~ hot and bothered, y'know~? But... fine. Before Lady Fenryas decides to make my life a miserable hell again."
Sighing, Princi cracked her whip and gestured for to follow her, moving us to a more open space, where she began to display the various ways she could cast spells whilst still in combat, explaining the theory to and having try it as I fought her.
There were a few different ways to do so; one handed attacks and having the other hand trace out the runes was the simplest, and I managed to get that down after a few minutes of trying, albeit at a slow cast speed.
The other way was to use your weapons to create the runes, attacking in the pattern you needed to draw out and creating the runes that way; for Princi, this was easy as her whip was capable of forming those runes in re monts with her precise movents and unique weapon.
For , using daggers, it wasn't as simple, but I also managed to get that down today, albeit in three hours instead of re minutes.
Training under Princi was surprisingly beneficial and fun, the Catkin making lewd jokes the entire ti whilst still retaining a level of professionalism that nudged towards the right answers and ways to do things, teaching into a better spot than I had been when I ca up to her.
Of course, so of her comnts were certainly... incredibly inappropriate and really uncalled for, which I made sure to point out to her.
Not that she seed to care, just shrugging it off and continuing on, working us both into a sweat that drew the eyes of many Knights.
I could even feel Anput and Jahi looking towards Princi, which made frown a bit as I glared back at them.I think you should take a look at
When the day ca to a close, I thanked the Catkin for her ti and rejoined Anput and Jahi, who were both resting against the wall, drenched in sweat.
Roman and Vienna weren't doing to great either, though they were still standing straight, sweaty just like the rest of us.
Dante was one of the few on the training grounds not sweating, and that was only because he was from a race that didn't sweat; instead, he was sipping on a waterskin and pouring so of it on his scaled skin.
The Marquess and Belian approached, helping the duo onto their feet before leading us into the Palace, everyone beginning our pilgrimage towards our new holy land - the kitchens.
Lady Fenryas decided to join us tonight, muttering to herself that she didn't feel like dealing with the rest of the Empress' wives just yet - that, and she was half glaring at her children, who were walking quietly beside her.
Of course, unlike the rest of us who were completely wiped from an entire day of intense training, Lady Fenryas was perfectly normal, gulping down a tankard of wine before digging into a thick slab of grilled steak, her daughter mirroring her while Roman rolled his eyes and ate his pasta, taking his ti.
Dante also ate in a reserved, calm manner, spacing out his al so that he wouldn't overeat and making sure he got an even mix of everything, while staying away from alcohol despite there being barrels of it brought out on Lady Fenryas' insistence.
Leone didn't join us tonight, likely spending ti with her returned siblings, so we were left to talk to the Knights and Lady Fenryas if we wanted to converse.
"Miss Asmodia, your blade work wasn't bad considering your age. And from what I've heard, you're quite the student as well at the Academy... What were you considering pursuing there - before all this happened, anyways..."
Dante was the first to ask a question, everyone else too tired or too busy eating to speak.
Stopping herself from devouring a second chicken breast, Jahi finished chewing before replying "Monsterology, History, so Magic Courses... I hadn't truly considered it yet, but now? Mostly the sa, but less of an emphasis on History and more of an emphasis on Monsterology and Magic."
He nodded, taking a bite from his food and saying "Monsterology is going to be important, especially if you plan on taking on Dungeons in these upcoming years. But that was it? No other specializations? Alchemy, Enchanting, Forging? Those are the large three specializations..."
Jahi just smirked, leaning forwards as she said "No, but I'm rather lucky. Anput is pursuing Forging, Leone is pursuing Alchemy, and Kat is pursuing Enchanting. As for healing and support spells, bother Leone and Kat have that covered as well. For defense, Anput's Earth Magic and my Light Magic work wonders, giving Leone ti to set up a large spell for attacking. All in all, our party of four is rather good, but we could always take another mber or two."
The Dragonkin inspected Anput before narrowing his eyes as he glanced at , slight surprise in those red slitted orbs as he asked "Wait, you're the woman who was born with Ice Magic, no? The one born to a normal Dogkin and an unknown father? Interesting..."
His words were neutral, and I just smiled back as I took no offense to his statents; I didn't care that Mother was called 'normal' since, at the end of the day she was just 'normal' to everyone else, while I had never t, nor had any intention to et my 'father' in this life.
There was no reason to, so I didn't care to do it; he didn't love my Mother enough to stick with her through thick and thin, though I can't be angry at him either since he likely had no idea I was even a possibility.
He had the choice of either sticking with a woman who satisfied him sexually and risking death, or cutting ties and living for a bit longer; selfish, but understandable...
Didn't an I wanted to et him though.
So again, I just nodded as I replied "That's correct, Lord Dante. Mistress Leone wants to ask Lady Yusa if she'll give so pointers on my magic, while Mistress Jahi wanted to further my strength by training with her beneath Lady Fenryas."
Slipping into the role of a maid was easy enough to , almost like a second skin at this point, and the Dragonkin man just smiled and nodded, before looking back towards Jahi, asking her so more questions.
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Just the one chapter for today, and only one for tomorrow as well; have so friends coming over to chill.
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