Chapter Fifteen
Brianne
The next morning, Brianne parried an attack, adrenaline coursing through her. “Is that the best you can do? You’re not even trying.” She had woken at daybreak and it had taken all her willpower not to knock on Talon’s door and demand they start immediately.
Talon smiled lazily, his attack not much more energetic. “I wouldn’t want to wear you out in the first quarter hour.”
“Are you sure? I’d have thought you’d want to get this over and done with and return to your masterpiece you keep telling me about.” She grinned, wanting this training session to last for hours. This was her, not the spy skulking around corners looking for obscure information.
“There’s plenty of time. Are you worried you’ll tire easily?”
“I could have disarmed you a dozen times already, but
