Earthborn Awakening (Earthborn Legacy Book 1) by Matthew DeVore

Author:Matthew DeVore [DeVore, Matthew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Matthew S. DeVore
Published: 2018-05-04T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Gabe had been on lookout for several hours when Aleena and Ethan approached the cave entrance. He was feeling a little ill and wanted to ask Leon to be relieved. When the two had hiked up to the entrance, Gabe met them.

“How was the training today?” he asked Aleena.

“It was wonderful. I think I’m finally starting to get the hang of shooting those things.” She motioned toward the gun Ethan was carrying. “My hand-to-hand fighting still needs some work though, I’m afraid. I just can’t seem to stop Ethan’s lightning-fast moves.” She looked over at Ethan but refrained from winking.

Ethan wished she wouldn’t rub it in like that. A few weeks earlier, he’d told Leon that Aleena wanted to learn to fight, said it would boost her confidence since the Guard slaughtered her family. Leon was hesitant at first, but finally agreed that Ethan could take Aleena out into the forest each day to teach her some basic fighting skills. It was the only excuse he could think of so their daily afternoon excursion into the forest wouldn’t draw any attention. The best lies are the ones that are close to the truth.

Aleena dove right into the scheme and used it to subtly make fun of Ethan when he had a particularly bad day. She was attempting to use it as a motivational tool, and so far, it was working fairly well.

“Well, I’m sure you’ll get him next time,” Gabe told her.

She looked at Ethan again, a smirk barely visible on her face. “I’m sure I will, Gabe. I might even be able to teach him a thing or two next time.”

“I’m sure you will.”

Ethan did his best to stay out of this, knowing anything he said would make it worse later. Aleena was a sweet girl but a fearsome teacher. His body ached all over from being slammed to the ground every day, repeatedly.

One day he’d made the mistake of asking her to go easy on him. She looked at him and said, “You mean like the Guard will go easy on you and your friends?”

Ethan had stupidly responded in sarcasm with “Yeah, just like that.”

The rest of that afternoon went down as one of the most painful training sessions he’d ever experienced. Of course, he knew she was right—the Guard would show no mercy, and she was slowly building a new resilience in him—however, that knowledge certainly didn’t help the aches and pains he experienced each night before bed.

Ethan put those thoughts out of his mind and looked at Gabe. “You aren’t looking so well,” he said. “Maybe you should come inside with us and take a break. I’m sure Leon can assign someone else to your post.”

“I think I’ll do that,” Gabe answered.

The three of them headed into the cave toward the dining cavern. After entering, Gabe split off toward Leon, who was sitting on the far-left side of the room talking with John. Ethan and Aleena found Allison waiting for them in their usual spot.

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