Eli
"You seem distracted, brother," Alaric said, after he landed another blow.
Training had been brutal.
"Enough," I commanded, lowering my fists.
I trained with Lucien to build strength, but Alaric was nimble. He managed to land blows on me that no one else could and forced me to be quicker. But today I had taken a beating and barely landed a single blow.
The sun was rising to its zenith and it was impossible to train in the heat.
"Men, enough," I called to the warriors training around me. "Lay down arms and let us go break fast."
Slowly, the men lay down their weapons and together we walked towards the palace, Alaric keeping pace beside me.
"Speak your mind, brother. I have never seen you so poor in training."
"I told Leela about our people last night," I said.
"And?"
