Chapter Forty: Kelanar

Kelanar spies George on the meat, so she grabs the potatoes and peels them.

“You look dirty and exhausted, girl,” says George.

“Yeah, rough first day of drills with Master John,” says Kelanar, yawning as she peels.

“Yeah, you’re the first woman for many things around here. I am sure he won’t make you do it for long,” says George.

“That's the thing. If I want to work with Henry so I can defend myself, he is going to make me do it and it is not a bad idea. I want to be able to handle myself. All girls should be able to.”

“This is true. Girls need to be able to defend themselves, but the guard training isn’t for everyone and he has no intention of taking it easy on you. He wants you and all those boys to understand what he says, goes. You wouldn’t stay away from the boys now. He is going to keep you in his sights, so they know to leave you alone.”

“I understand what he is doing, but I am going to use it to my advantage and learn all I can. No matter how tired I will be from the training