News from Home- Book Three- Kingdom Chapter Six

The practice again was quite rigorous, and I stood drenched with sweat. Breathing heavily, I looked up at Xipher. “Again!” He said showing no mercy as I tried to catch my breath.

I shook my head, “I can’t.” I said breathlessly.

“You can and you will.” He said walking near where I stood bent over with my hands upon my knees trying to catch my breath and circled me like a caged animal. “You have it in you to surpass your human body, Rayna. You are more than human, and you will do it again.”

I was beginning to feel angry at his words and his pushing me beyond my limits when something snapped inside me. I raised my weapon at him and came at him in full fury mode. Our swords were clanking together in full battle until I finally had him down on the ground, my flaming sword near his throat. He looked up at me in complete surprise.

“I said, I can’t!” I said through gritted teeth.

He smiled at me, “You just did.”

When the realization hit me at what I just did, I lowered my weapon and turned aw