12
Nadine
After the scouts were gone, I searched the map for a while but didn’t find anything. When Ceris noticed nothing was happening, she let me go, and Alice and I resumed our fighting practice.
We were at each other for over five minutes, matching punch by punch, kick by kick, and always dodging, always parrying. Neither of us could get a good hit.
I was about to duck and swipe my feet under her, which was sure to give me an advantage, when she lowered her guard and pivoted to the door.
“My lord,” Alice and Keisha said in unison. They bowed low as Micah strolled into our improvised gym.
With a bored look, he waved his hand at them. “Girls, could you please step out and give Nadine and me a minute?”
My eyes widened as the girls hurried out of the room, and Micah finally looked a
