•Hayden• Swords cut easily, so do knives, so do blades. I wasn’t supposed to get close to any one of them. I was born too precious to play with such sharp, dangerous objects. “Yes, they’re meant to cut easily,” Dahlia said with an obvious tone. I looked at her, really looked at her. She didn’t seem to be afraid of the fact that swords were too dangerous to toy with for people like us. “They’re meant to be wielded by soldiers. Not alphas, much less kings.” I said flippantly, turning my attention back to the sparring soldiers. They were fighting with real blades, instead of the wooden ones meant for practice. And they cut so easily, leaving each of the men with slices anytime it landed on their skin. “Throughout history, there has never been a king who hasn’t led his army with a sword

