Chapter 16: Fury
It gets easier after I stop listening to Susan. Grace seems worried but willing enough to help, even when I insist on ignoring our chores and training far away from Susan’s house every day. It’s bad enough living with the enemy—I don’t have to let her ruin my chances entirely.
Away from Susan’s corrupting influence, Grace is more willing to show me what I need to know. Drills to improve dexterity, free from the limitations of slippery strands and tangling threads. Stances for defensive and offensive attacks. Strike patterns—even I can tell she’s not great at them, but the clumsy moves she shows me are bound to be more useful than learning how to thin carrots and train vines.
After two days, I’m no longer tripping over my feet every time I move. Maybe I can pull this off
