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Fighter's Heart

Sophie lunged forward, teeth bared in a snarl. Sonja quickly side stepped her, grabbing her by the back of her uniform. But I knew this trick, taught it to her myself. Twist. Turn. Throw out your leg. Sonja fell to the floor as Sophie hit her hard. Before Sonja could recover, a knife was to her throat. Sophie looked up to me for approval and I smiled in reply. Sonja might have been my right hand, but Sophie was my sword. The rest my shield.

I woke up this morning satisfied and happy next to Julian, but with a growing sense of urgency in my mind. Mikaela was still gone and Caspian expected more from me than I could give him. So I set about gathering the Valkyrie before dawn to train. A good training session would ease the tension within my shoulders. Besides, if I left them to their own vices, no one would train.

"Excellent." I praised Sophie, crossing my arms over my chest. She had taken everything I had taught her and built upon it. Improved it with the years. She w

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