“So, how was your first time in the court?” Travis asked as soon as I entered the training room. “Okay, I guess”, I sat on the bench to remove my shoes, “the other archers helped my aim. I checked out the weapons vault. The footmen did great at combat practice and Commander Derenit hates me”. “He doesn’t hate you”, Travis said, “he just needs time. He has been leading the army all by himself since my father became king. It must be difficult to share his control especially with someone he doesn’t know well. He will warm up to you once he knows you better”. “Sure, he would”. I rolled my eyes obviously not convinced. As soon as Travis left, he(Commander Derenit) went into grumpy mode.
“C’mon, let's teach you how to fight”, he said pulling me off the bench, “without any weapons. Put that mood
