lowlands."
"Ah, I see. Do you do that a lot?"
"When Angus needs me to."
"So, you settled it then?"
"Aye. Twas nay a big matter."
"That is good."
"Ye have been living at Ronin then?"
"I was," she said, annoyed.
"Did ye like it there?"
"Yes, I did. What do you usually do then, Rowan?"
"Well, I do a great deal of traveling for Angus. I accompany the guard when they are needed."
"You are a soldier as well as a prince then?"
"Aye," he chuckled, "I guess I am. We were taught since boys though, but I did remain with a regiment for quite some time."
Well of course they would be. It isn't like her time. She keep forgetting!
"Can you teach me?"
"Teach ye what?"
"How to use a sword."
He hesitated just a moment. "Sure. When?"
"I will go change."
"Change?"
"Did you learn to use a sword in a dress?"
Rowan's eyebrow went up. "Nay, lass. I would say, nay."
"Then I will be back."
Sonya went up to her room & put some trews on. Just to be on the safe side, she also put the bra she had brought on. She certainly didn't want to have that issue while swinging a sword! Going down the stairs she realized she was feeling much better. Rowan was waiting down the corridor, leaning against the wall like he was the day she met him. He was sure of himself. She envied that. Rowan looked her up & down.
"You approve?" she asked, somewhat annoyed at the assessment.
"Oh, aye. I do indeed," he grinned.
"Well then, shall we get on with it?"
"Aye. At least I hope I can."
Rowan took them into a large room much like the hall. There were various weapons around the room. He handed her a wooden sword & she took it. Rowan came over behind her, adjusting her stance. His hands lingered on her hips a bit longer than she suspected they needed to be. Then he moved to her hands, showing her how to hold the handle properly. She was nervous, but more than that, she was determined.
"Ready?" he asked.
Sonya nodded.
She wasn't expecting Rowan to hit so hard & the reverberations hurt as they went up her hands, but she didn't say anything & she didn't drop the sword. He grinned at her. Again he hit, but this time she took the hit & swung her hands down & brought the wooden sword back around knocking his downward.
"Good. Now let's see how you handle this." Rowan brought his sword straight down & Sonya raised the sword up halting his strike. She could feel her arms shake with the weight & she rolled her sword around over his, bringing his sword down. He looked surprised. "Good. Again." This time she did it quicker, but swung the sword back up, resting the tip by his neck. Rowan's eyes grew wide & he grinned.
How much time passed Sonya wasn't sure when from behind them someone applauded. She smiled back at Rowan & dropped the wooden sword. As she stepped back Angus came forward.
"Ye best be wary what ye teach the lass, brother, she may best ye one day."
Rowan came over putting his arm around Sonya's shoulders. "She seems to be a natural, Angus. She learns fast."
"So I see. Be careful or Duncan will nay be thanking ye for her lessons."
" If she goes back to Ronin."
Angus raised a brow at his brother & looked from him to Sonya, but said nothing. Rowan returned the swords to the rack & Sonya excused herself to wash up. Who knew! She found something she was good at! The lesson was exciting & something she always thought would be neat to learn how to do. It surely came from all the stories she read & her mother's love of King Arthur. Hmm. When was he around? She would have to find out. So wild! Rowan said she was a natural. Ha, a credit to the Highlander movies. Cool.
Sonya washed up & as she went out of the door with her hair wet, who should be leaning against the opposite wall, but Rowan.
"What if I hadn't come out?"
"I would have knocked."
"Okay, where are we off to now? I am sure I will be sore by tomorrow, so lets have it."
"To show you how to ride?"
"I rode here from Ronin."
"Aye, at a walk."
Hmm. This should be interesting. "Okay, let's
"Ah, I see. Do you do that a lot?"
"When Angus needs me to."
"So, you settled it then?"
"Aye. Twas nay a big matter."
"That is good."
"Ye have been living at Ronin then?"
"I was," she said, annoyed.
"Did ye like it there?"
"Yes, I did. What do you usually do then, Rowan?"
"Well, I do a great deal of traveling for Angus. I accompany the guard when they are needed."
"You are a soldier as well as a prince then?"
"Aye," he chuckled, "I guess I am. We were taught since boys though, but I did remain with a regiment for quite some time."
Well of course they would be. It isn't like her time. She keep forgetting!
"Can you teach me?"
"Teach ye what?"
"How to use a sword."
He hesitated just a moment. "Sure. When?"
"I will go change."
"Change?"
"Did you learn to use a sword in a dress?"
Rowan's eyebrow went up. "Nay, lass. I would say, nay."
"Then I will be back."
Sonya went up to her room & put some trews on. Just to be on the safe side, she also put the bra she had brought on. She certainly didn't want to have that issue while swinging a sword! Going down the stairs she realized she was feeling much better. Rowan was waiting down the corridor, leaning against the wall like he was the day she met him. He was sure of himself. She envied that. Rowan looked her up & down.
"You approve?" she asked, somewhat annoyed at the assessment.
"Oh, aye. I do indeed," he grinned.
"Well then, shall we get on with it?"
"Aye. At least I hope I can."
Rowan took them into a large room much like the hall. There were various weapons around the room. He handed her a wooden sword & she took it. Rowan came over behind her, adjusting her stance. His hands lingered on her hips a bit longer than she suspected they needed to be. Then he moved to her hands, showing her how to hold the handle properly. She was nervous, but more than that, she was determined.
"Ready?" he asked.
Sonya nodded.
She wasn't expecting Rowan to hit so hard & the reverberations hurt as they went up her hands, but she didn't say anything & she didn't drop the sword. He grinned at her. Again he hit, but this time she took the hit & swung her hands down & brought the wooden sword back around knocking his downward.
"Good. Now let's see how you handle this." Rowan brought his sword straight down & Sonya raised the sword up halting his strike. She could feel her arms shake with the weight & she rolled her sword around over his, bringing his sword down. He looked surprised. "Good. Again." This time she did it quicker, but swung the sword back up, resting the tip by his neck. Rowan's eyes grew wide & he grinned.
How much time passed Sonya wasn't sure when from behind them someone applauded. She smiled back at Rowan & dropped the wooden sword. As she stepped back Angus came forward.
"Ye best be wary what ye teach the lass, brother, she may best ye one day."
Rowan came over putting his arm around Sonya's shoulders. "She seems to be a natural, Angus. She learns fast."
"So I see. Be careful or Duncan will nay be thanking ye for her lessons."
" If she goes back to Ronin."
Angus raised a brow at his brother & looked from him to Sonya, but said nothing. Rowan returned the swords to the rack & Sonya excused herself to wash up. Who knew! She found something she was good at! The lesson was exciting & something she always thought would be neat to learn how to do. It surely came from all the stories she read & her mother's love of King Arthur. Hmm. When was he around? She would have to find out. So wild! Rowan said she was a natural. Ha, a credit to the Highlander movies. Cool.
Sonya washed up & as she went out of the door with her hair wet, who should be leaning against the opposite wall, but Rowan.
"What if I hadn't come out?"
"I would have knocked."
"Okay, where are we off to now? I am sure I will be sore by tomorrow, so lets have it."
"To show you how to ride?"
"I rode here from Ronin."
"Aye, at a walk."
Hmm. This should be interesting. "Okay, let's
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