4 Chapter 4 Morning
As the morning sun rose and shine across the lands, the remaining dwellers rose and prepared for the day ahead. The Captain rose and pulled on a loose teal shirt and black leather trousers. As she moved around her room she could hear the sound of hooves moving away. As she looked out the window, she could see Ajax and Ellis leaving. As she turned around, she saw a hammer necklace laying in the open. She ran over and threw it under the animal firs on her bed.
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Before first light, Ajax and Ellis rose. They dressed and met each other outside. Ellis greeted Ajax with a smile. He signed in response. "Why are you in a good mood? we are literally the only people awake."
"Maybe I just had a good night's sleep and am excited to be going out somewhere again."
The continued to tack up their horses in silence. Ellis climbed up the back of his 16.1hh Freisan mare Skadi. Ajax was quick to follow but by the time he had climbed onto his grey Andalusian, Neptune, Ellis had already began to trot off.
"Try to keep up you Dalcop."
"Shut up. I am no Dalcop. It is not my fault you set off without me!" Ajax retorted.
"Catch up them. "
"And tire my horse out so quickly? I think not. You slow down."
"Okay." Ellis laughs and Canters over the bridge and a little way down the road before stopping and waiting for Ajax to catch up.
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"Take the sword. No! Not like that. Like this." Bella was starting to look worried. She had been out on the courtyard (or what resembles one) for 3 hours with her. They had made no process since they started. Vera could still not hold a two handed sword. "Don't have your hands on top of each other, spread your hands out. You're not listening. Do i have to beat you for you to listen and act on it."
"No Ma'am."
"Then start listening and changing." She sighed. "Show me how you hold a two-handed sword then."
Vera shuffled her hands, not so they were on top of each other but so her hands were supporting different parts of the handle.
"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Bella was almost on tears from Vera finally getting it right. "I want you to keep practicing that and balancing the sword so it does not end up feeling heav- Oh! They're back!"
