Mage Farm (Lunara Station Book 2) by Clara Woods

Author:Clara Woods [Woods, Clara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-15T06:00:00+00:00

22 Fight Training

Cassius slammed into Lenah before she could gather her concentration, and she tumbled onto the floor of the cargo hold, now affectionately called their training arena. Since they were not hauling any cargo, they should probably rename it formally.

He doesn’t treat me like a girl, Lenah gratefully thought as she jumped up in one smooth motion. He had also shown her how to fall well. A lesson she had mastered, thanks to ample practice. Her back was healed, and she was active again.

As soon as Lenah got up, Cassius came at her once more. She danced out of his way at the last moment, constantly staying in motion with her feet and moving from one side to the other. He came storming after her, and she had to avoid becoming trapped against the wall by shoving a quick image toward his mind of her slipping by on his right side. She didn’t have enough time to plant a complex suggestion while trying to evade and dodge, but something reached Cassius as he shifted his course over to the right. He corrected again after one step, but that step was enough for Lenah to slip by on his left side and free herself from becoming pinned. Cassius caught on quickly, reaching her with a few nimble steps.

Lenah couldn’t duck out of the way; instead, she launched a fast kick toward his shin, and, at the same time, she tried to implant an image of momentum. Before her idea could stretch out sufficiently, her butt connected with the metal floor. Her suggestion evaporated, having never reached him.

Cassius stepped back, giving Lenah the chance to find her footing. This time when he came at Lenah, she was better prepared and more determined. She found his mind early on, a cloud she had become very familiar with, and sent him the image of slippery ice instead of the metal plating that they were standing on. Cassius waved both arms, trying to make up for the perceived imbalance. Lenah added the sensation of falling and his stomach lurching. With a crash of metal against metal, he went sideways and fell onto the floor. Lenah stepped up, grabbed his neck, and imitated applying one of the grips he’d shown her. The one that would make an opponent instantly unconscious.

Cassius grunted, lifting his arms in defeat. “Tomorrow, we train without your mind magic,” he finally said, getting up from the ground.

“Why?” Lenah asked, her breathing heavy.

“Because you need to know what to do even if those abilities of yours aren’t working.”

Lenah grumbled but didn’t object. In the last few weeks, she’d already temporarily lost her abilities twice. She still had no idea what had been going on that second time on UPL station. “Fine, but less hauling me to the ground.”

Cassius grinned down at her. “And less stumbling over my own feet for me.” He bumped her shoulder with a friendly gesture.

“That was pretty awesome on my end,” Lenah said, grinning back at him. “Not

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