First of Spears by Billy Wong

Author:Billy Wong [Wong, Billy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2016-03-04T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

"I see," Claire said flatly, withdrawing the spear. "I suppose you have some things to talk about, then. I'll be in my room." She strode away, holding herself up straight and proud despite her wounds.

Though concerned about Claire, the revelation about her rival held Theo's attention at the moment. He turned to Isolde—Sophie. "So it's been you under the mask all this time? How... why..."

"I thought I could take what I wanted," she whispered, "by forcing her to give you up. But I'm not able..."

He noticed anew the blood soaking her clothes, and the nasty gash down her face. Before anything else, he asked, "Are you all right? Your wounds seem bad."

"None of them are life threatening. My pride's hurt worse than anything else."

Claire's stab into her chest had looked pretty deep. Still not completely reassured, he said, "Somebody get a healer!" He helped her up from the floor and into his father's seat, expecting that he wouldn't mind too much in this situation. "Even though you lost, you're incredibly strong. I had no idea—how on earth did you get this way, without letting anyone know?"

"I met a hermit who had drifted here from a faraway land, and lived by himself in a cave below the cliffs near my home. He was too old to move well anymore, but had once been thought the greatest swordsman there was. Despite his frailty, his mind remained keen, and after getting to know me he offered to pass down his knowledge. So like I told Claire, he taught me everything he could over five years. By the end, when his body failed him, he told me I was a prodigy and had already reached the level of technique he had in his prime, with experience being all I lacked. After his death, I decided to use my newfound ability to help people by taking down monsters and bandits. It was rather frightening at first, but I thought it would be a waste to possess such astounding skills and not use them for anything worthwhile. I had gotten a couple years of hands on experience by the time I heard Gunther was defeated by your First of Spears. So I figured the kingdom could use an imposing new champion, and you know the rest well enough."

A clean-shaven robed healer arrived and began tending to her injuries. She squirmed on the throne from the pain of his touch, and Theo winced with sympathy. "So you were a vigilante going around in that mask? How did you keep sneaking away from home while keeping it a secret?"

"It wasn't a secret from everyone. Rob knew, and helped me cover it up." She smiled weakly. "I often worried that his tongue would slip around you, but he managed not to disappoint me."

"Also, I never knew you were taller than me."

"We're about the same height. I was always slouching so you thought I was shorter, and I have pretty thick boots."

"I can't believe there was so much I didn't know about you.

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