The Princess's Second Life
Today, Kael had demanded truth—and Darius meant to deliver it.
“Ready?” Darius asked, voice low, rough as gravel.
Kael swallowed but lifted his blade. “Show me.”
What followed was nothing like the drills before. Darius moved with ferocity, every strike fast, punishing, merciless. Kael’s arms trembled under the weight of blocking, his legs buckled as he stumbled back again and again.
“You wanted this,” Darius barked, pressing him harder. “So fight, Kael. Don’t cower. Don’t think. Survive.”