Seventeen

"Then you throw it like this", Agatha said as she effortlessly threw a knife at the bullseye's board. It got stuck at the red dot.

That made Arieon blink several times. "I'm not sure if I can do that", Arieon said with a nervous chuckle. Agatha laughed and went to remove the knife. "Just relax your muscles when you raise your hand up and contract them when you want to throw the knife", she said as she handed her the knife.

Today was the day she started learning defense training and thankfully, she was starting it with Agatha first. "I don't know how to do that", Arieon admitted sheepishly. "Just do as I say, okay?", Agatha said and she nodded. "Raise your hand above your head, gently", she said Arieon obeyed.

"Now, throw with force", Agatha said. Arieon obeyed and threw the knife. It landed on one of the blue rings. "That was close", Agatha said and Arieon nodded. "Let's try that again", Agatha said as she went to remove the knife.

"This time, try to move all your strength from your