Tessa POV
" Is that the best you can do?" Rhea shouted as Nicole knocked me on my back again, knocking the breath out of me. I'd been here two days and it was proving to be the most difficult and painful experience of my life. My first morning had been the basics of defense and attacking, that afternoon was "light sparring". What they meant was that I was paired with the newest trainee, who was still far more advanced than I was. Since then I had spent the majority of my day being knocked around by a tiny brunette with pink tipped hair. I was seriously doubting my own abilities at this point.
I kicked off the ground, landing in a crouch. Nicole was a couple steps away, spinning her sparring knife between her fingers. She seemed to be truly enjoying throwing me around like a rag doll. I
