Lady Of The Night (37)

(Outskirts Of New Atlantic City)

(Castle Eden- Training Room)

Again.

Mary picked up the longsword and slashed it at the training dummy in the corner of the field. 

The sharp edge of her blade cleanly sliced through the dummy that was filled with straw and leather.

She scowled and resumed her normal fighting stance even though the dummy was now leaking out the contents of its stomach.

Again.

This time she practiced a forward thrust and drove the tip of her blade into the center of the training dummy.

Again.

Mary practiced over and over again until the dummy had been completely destroyed. Only then did she take a break to wipe the sweat that was forming on her brow.

It was now eight o' clock in the night which meant that her mistress would be waking up soon. 

Mary wanted to get some extra training in before her usual practice session with Camilla.