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or it. But you did leave me, I was alone and I was terrified. It made me realise how defenceless I truly am. Don't think that I don't love you a

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ut but stayed mute even after she had woken up. Her mother, Genevie Cameria and

did but whenever she tried to, words would get s

in shock. Being in shock meant that one was unable to understand what

was taking time to settle in. She was just scared out of her wits. Shadows scared her, a s

erienced to realize that she wasn't as safe as she thought herself to be. Daymien's eyes haunted h

n her room. She didn't lea

ing a small plate filled with frui

d up as she heard the footsteps. Her eyebrow qui

ghed. "Father thinks that it would be best if the

the words. Satisfied, she turned her head away from

if you do not eat. Eat, will you?" Florencia ask

down. Florencia gritted her teeth as sh

e room, Diana went rigid. The barely sealed scars opened again and painful mem

nch and left witho

aid of her but seeing her made her remember all of tho

ghtly and Florencia let

attend seòir. I am certain that you won't like tha

she won't be expected to smile at everyo

ong with the people w

n't even seen before rushed to her

facade and would appreciate if they left her alone but she had a reputat

im. Why? I can't imagine" Florencia said with slight distaste as she looked

any people knew that. Diana did kind of have a crush on Quinn, it was hard not to. He was ch

ust so that he could see her speak. She liked it a lot. She always got this fluttery feeli

with cards and his green twinkling eyes always looked like

meant magic and over time people had forgotten that he

lorencia pleaded and

uasive? She would never care if Diana was attend

r face in the sheets again. A disappearing sound of cli

e with her g

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never she was convinced that she had left that incident

helplessness she had felt. The fact that she had not been a

until she could bear it no more and

o learn how to

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a way to achieve it. To work for it. The opportunity present

piness in losing himself within words, the other dwelled in strenuous activities w

fields and Arian had come up with the idea of providing the lessons to v

ponry and steal herself a pair of manly clothes and armour, her hair was pinne

st all the boys stood there dressed like her. May

e sought a place at the back and was content to find that until a grumpy man who looked in

round was large enough for all of the commoners to assemble, if a person not quite used to exercise would tr

Diana quickly clamped her mouth and ran. Almost everyone had started running at their fu

iana was too busy focusing on her breathing to notice. The familiar burn was appearing in her limbs and she wanted

wly and after all slow

rst ones to arrive and even though she was exhaust

ame turned out to be Aslan but she learned was to be

ifty pu

ooked around helplessly before pointing to herself in

currently practice sword fighting, archery, and hand to

working for long hours but her arms were useless and clumsy and due to the

rowled as he gave a sligh

arms and bending down and then her arms buckled and she

He repeated sou

iana couldn't help but

, it was completely blank. No anger, no ann

ushups." H

ut

ght

I

net

digit number into a three-digit o

the horizon, her arms felt as if they

she had broken her silent

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tand at the front but it made little difference. The Maester called her out and s

e end of it, Diana felt broken, tired and utterly exhausted. Her

tice archery and hand to hand combat but s

e the Maester could s

ctise hand to

s." Maester Aslan said in a tone so dry th

for archery, hand to hand combat and what not! I want to learn too!" Diana was awar

you think. I simply don't. Follow by my rules or simply leave,

a chance." D

an exasperated sigh before m

n she broke out of her short reverie, she realized that he had al

rom their activities to s

alled out. "I'll be back

orked hard for days just to learn for a couple of minutes. This d

inds of spectators. Diana stared at the circle made out of chalk powde

flushed when she realised that she was supposed

he steps into the arena, adjusting her helmet. It was heavy but

omorrow or for the rest of the days, you have with me for that matter. I fall out of t

for this? We could hav

for your age. You losing would have

retty confid

n you have been doing the same th

found none. He was simply stating a fact. W

t was. That

nees bent, his eyes boring into hers, arms bent at elbows, fists c

o let the nervousness show. Why had she thou

gged her on and mocked her. Diana stopped herself from falling into his trap at first bu

action. He moved with a speed that shouldn't have been possible for a m

s shoulder went numb. She reared back in surpris

feign and strike, sometimes he would wait for her to attack and when she w

ists, glimmering eyes and the broken quietn

f it hadn't been for her vigorous bicep building over the past few days. She could feel the power in on

ng up on her. Her movements were b

show me?" Maester Aslan's mo

y trying to find a weak spo

peated in the same t

e forced all of her energy in her fists, feeling adrenaline

t her arm before it could hit its target and twisted it as he swiped her legs from under her and se

long hair spread around her head. Her eyes were

r of surprise in his eyes before they fall

o break the movement, too scared to say

g for her but then she felt him step around her. Diana scrambled

she caught it, bafflement

tomorrow." He told her, no e

to speak. Was this

Diana continued to stare at his recedin

r, kid? You have five rounds t

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