The Castle of Earth and Embers (Briarwood Reverse Harem Book 1) by Steffanie Holmes

Author:Steffanie Holmes [Holmes, Steffanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bacchanalia House
Published: 2018-03-12T16:00:00+00:00

20

ARTHUR

I grabbed two wooden swords from the collection in the hatstand and led Maeve out into the apple orchard at the back of the garden. The orchard was hidden from view behind a high stone wall – ideal, since I didn’t want any tourists to see what we were up to. I’d made that mistake once, and the next day we had two Health and Safety inspectors up at the castle asking me about protective equipment (apparently a suit of armour wasn’t considered good enough) and if I needed a fairground licence for my “sideshow.”

“What are those for?” Maeve asked as I handed her the sword. “This isn’t iron. I can’t hurt a fae with this.”

“No, you can’t, but if you don’t practice with these first and learn the basics, you won’t be able to hurt a fae with the iron one, either.” I stepped back from her and held my own sword out in front of me, showing her how to grip the hilt with both hands. “This is a wooden replica of a two-handed sword of English design. Later – if you still like me – I’ll show you how to fight with a smaller, single-handed sword and shield. But two-handed is good to start with. You hold your hands here and here,” I demonstrated my grip on either end of the hilt. “This grip enables you to pivot the sword through different holds. We call these wards.”

“Like this?” Maeve mimicked my swing.

“Exactly.” My heart thudded in my chest, and I extended my stance to make room for my stiff cock, hoping Maeve wouldn’t notice. I’d had this vivid dream about her last night – she was lying naked in the middle of the Great Hall and I was sucking her nipple and she made these mewling sounds at the back of her throat. Now I couldn’t look at her without remembering the curve of her breast and the taste of her skin.

Which was good, because I wasn’t sure I wanted to remember the rest of the dream – all my other friends naked around me, and some random guy in a black coat I’d never seen before.

Seeing Maeve swing that sword brought it all back, especially if Maeve insisted on being all warrior princess. I shifted my leg. This was going to be one long lesson. “That’s how you control the weapon. Most swords have a ball-or triangular shaped pommel, and you can use this for pivoting as well, but some of them have a spike, which is great for doing this.”

In a flash, I slid in close to her, wrapped my sword around hers, knocked it aside, flipped mine over, and drove the pommel into her face, stopping an inch short of hitting her eye socket. To Maeve’s credit, she didn’t shriek. Instead, she blinked twice and her muscles relaxed against mine. This close, her sweet scent danced over my nostrils, and it was all I could do not to pull her closer and taste her again.

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