Training

When I got up this morning I was so excited. I couldn't wait to start training properly. Deep down I have always wanted to learn the fighting arts but mom didn't like that so I waited. Now she tells me to go for it, I love it.

After everyone went outside to check and see if the barrier and the shields held Sky addressed everyone. Even as a young child the way she talked to people always amazed me, and today was no different. She looked at everyone in turn and said,"Okay guys everyone is going to start training. We have five years to come up with a plan to take the Council down. This time we won't run away. They will get what they deserve. Many women and children lost their lives that year and we will avenge them. All of you must learn to fight. All of you must learn to defend. But only together will we win. Now training will start today. We will do it in two hour shifts until you all get used to it then we will move to three hours. I don't want to do more than four hours because then you will just be tired and we can't have that. You all know your instructors and every day it will be a different one. This way you learn many styles of fighting. Today it will be Damon teaching so you all have thirty minutes to get what you need than we will meet back here. Off you go now."

I guess it comes from being the queen, she talks with power and command. It amazes me every time I see it. Anyway when everyone comes back they all have their training gear on and their sticks. I love it, I can't wait to begin.

Everyone gave Sky very strange looks when she walked out to join the group. I thought it was funny when she looked at them in return and said," Hey I need to train as well. I don't plan on dieing a second time."

They laugh at this and then we get to work.

"Okay people play time is over, to start with we will all run a half mile. Take it easy it's not a race. After that we will do warm up drills then we will work with the sticks. Move it, move it, move it people we are wasting day light."

Everyone starts running, I noticed that they have a half mile already marked out. But if you think about we are running a full mile because we have to go back. We get back to the starting point then we do stretched and a few passes with the sticks. Then the hard part begins. We work on blocks for the upper body, and middle of the body. They we work on strikes for the arms and legs. "If you can't use your arms you can't defend yourself. If you can't use your legs you can't run away. either way your dead."

"That's a bit morbid don't you think Damon?"

"It might be morbid but it's the truth. You said you didn't want to die again so soon. So swing for your life."

He made a good point, so that's what I focus on every day.

It's hard work but I love it. I want to be able to defend myself, and anyone else I need to. I guess I'm a lot like Sky that way. She did die defending me and everyone else that escaped. I hope she doesn't die again so soon. I want to get to know her more.

When they called a halt to the class me and the girl's and William stayed behind to practice more. Things were going fine then Sky got a call, from the look on her face it wasn't a good call. We continue to train for about a half hour more then we call it a day. Before everyone heads inside Damon comes over to talk to us.

" I approve of the extra practice, tomorrow if you like I will practice with you more after class is over. I see places each of you could use help with."

We look at each other then start smiling and everyone says," YES"

He smiles as well and nods his head then he goes and talks to Sky.