Common (The Lora Fletcher Chronicles Book 1) by Andrea Irving

Author:Andrea Irving [Irving, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Publisher: Colindrea Press
Published: 2017-02-20T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

Their last few days before classes began were spent merry-making. They went into Glimmen several times, even though the older students had been doing this for a year or more. The older of the group showed the younger the best places to eat and shop and gave them tips to prevent being pickpocketed. Lora had been dismayed to see the prices of everything. In Haven Dale, things were a fraction of the cost that they were in Glimmen. Her two silvers a month, which had seemed like a huge amount of money, would get her very little.

Once classes began, Lora waited trepidatiously for her essay in literature to be graded. It consumed her thoughts. She was distracted in theory of war, for which Lord Cedric scolded her in front of the entire class. She apologized to him afterward. She received a “humph” for her efforts.

Her distraction got her another broken nose in unarmed combat. Peter was mortified. Again. He would not take the praise from Master Karl and fought vehemently against the chastisement he gave Lora. He walked her to the healer’s complex after an argument with Master Karl got him punished.

“Why argue with him?” Lora asked, trying not to swallow the blood dripping down the back of her throat. She wasn’t sure what was less ladylike: spitting out blood or swallowing it. Since swallowing it was making her gag, she settled on the former.

He kicked the dirt as they walked. “Because it’s not right to punish you for being injured and to praise me for injuring you.”

Lora sighed. “You do understand that someday it won’t be me that you’re sparring with?” she asked. “You won’t be yelled at for getting hit. You’ll be dead. That’s why he gets so upset. I wasn’t paying attention. I deserve this. Or worse.”

“That doesn’t mean I have to like hitting you in the face,” Peter pointed out. “I’d much rather punch Regan. Can’t hit him when he’s king. Kind of fun to do it now. But he’s not in our class, so there’s pretty limited opportunity for it.”

The worst calamity came in horsemanship. They had begun to ride without their hands in the last term, and now they were progressing on. They were given weapons to use while on horseback for the very first time. The first few lessons were spent learning how to hold the various weapons and shields, after which they would learn the differences between fighting on the ground versus fighting on horseback. Ultimately, they would begin fighting each other.

Lord Ian was shouting for them to move different directions in formation while holding their weapons and changing their weapons’ positions. Ever since they had been learning to ride using only their knees and posture to control their mounts, there had been many falls. Few injuries, but many falls. Lora turned a little bit too swiftly to the left and down she went.

A run of vulgar expletives came pouring out of her mouth as she held back tears. Lora knew

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