ek l

at the edge of the training grounds, her hands clenched in a loose fist.

ther for his evening training

her from her thoughts. From across the grounds she

ged at each other. Dante's new recruits were quite

brother, Dante, had discernin

and brood?" Called Dante, his tone teas

on the fun to train but couldn't he indul

up in her chest. "If you need someone to knock some sense i

too well, eh, little sis. Th

tepped into the training field, a soft smile on

could say so herself. She could see the look of nervousness

o be less of a gentle man," He darted his eyes to Dante

was obviously such a newbie that he did not know her, and he had also mistake

eta leaves me with no choice, but

she feel like he was flirting? Anyway, she was

ith pleasantries any

ing to the ground. She tackled him, pressing him down with her elbow as she immediately flipped a small knif

breath, his eyes wi

e carrying his voice, "Lesson one

arrior, flipping her little kni

ut before he could get up to defend himself,

sarily proof of real strength. I believe I will be abl

Why did they all call her little

elt like shoving him off that tree he was

ier than the other recruit, he was not naive like the previous one. From the glint in his eyes,

r this time." She sai

, I defend. How do you

r presumptuous for proposing such. It was like

d. "That i

ding, but Aria saw the sloppy opening in his stance before he could recognize. She sidestepped, caught his a

ind man could see that she did not exert any stre

and helped him up. She nodded to the rest of the recruits and sau

ound. Someone had been watching her, she was sure of it. It

noticed Aria's alertness and called out fr

swish and ruffle of trees, a figure in a dark robe des

. As his feet touched the ground, he leaned against a post, arm

el

out it, he did have a slightly similar voice with

riatingly at the sight

re waiting for me." And with a swish he had vanished

Was that man even her br

aken a lot to overcome her fear for him since they were kids and even if he

cretly hoped her voice was steady. Though she wondered why her wolf was stirring so much

post and strode towards her with his tamed aura still b

ending to her eye level and tapping

w tall she was, this man still had to stoop to see eye to eye with her

ing it not to?"

lips quirked in amusement. "I

settling feelings cuing through her chest, making

er intently like she was some kind

rsation she has had with him, an

" He m

id it made her wolf recoil. W

d piercing howl echoed from the northern watch tower

he narrowed his eyes. Aria could feel his suppressed aura which was alr

barking orders at the re

ross the field, an unspoken q

ou

was defini

the forest and to the call when a stro

nced up at the ow

ddenly plagued by a disease. He looked away coldl

ered defensively. Why was Kaelen suddenly ke

, " Watch over the perimeter, I and Aria will check the rucku

ulled her hand and disap