One knight shifted about behind her. Which, thought Dawn sourly, was more of a clue than he might have realized. The attack glimmered so brightly that it cast her shadow before her. And then she heard the gasps as it dissolved. She looked. "Perhaps you are keeping yourself in proper readiness," said the knight, shamelessly. "There will be other tests. No knight trusts his safety to a raw and untried knight without it." She did not speak. Or blink. "There will be more," said another knight. "Many more." Dawn still did not speak. If she had failed here, they would have justified them on the grounds that she had already failed and needed to show she had learned. "Are you ready to leave yet?" came a cranky call. "Yes, of course," called Dawn, and walked briskly out toward the road. A long day trudging was at least a welcome respite.
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Date: 2023-07-24 03:47 am (UTC)The attack glimmered so brightly that it cast her shadow before her. And then she heard the gasps as it dissolved.
She looked.
"Perhaps you are keeping yourself in proper readiness," said the knight, shamelessly. "There will be other tests. No knight trusts his safety to a raw and untried knight without it."
She did not speak. Or blink.
"There will be more," said another knight. "Many more."
Dawn still did not speak. If she had failed here, they would have justified them on the grounds that she had already failed and needed to show she had learned.
"Are you ready to leave yet?" came a cranky call.
"Yes, of course," called Dawn, and walked briskly out toward the road. A long day trudging was at least a welcome respite.