The days dragged by at first. But I was determined to train myself and eventually I fell into a routine. At first Lord and Lady Pavlov protested, but they soon discovered that there was no stopping me. They would both watch anxiously, however, as I trained with their knights at the training grounds. My gift allowed me to train with minimal effort and I was able to easily stay in shape, while still getting enough rest for the baby. Initially the knights refused to train with me, worried that they would harm me. Even Lord Alexander telling them that I was the last Royal of Oran didn’t do much to convince them. Finally I resorted to implying that they were scared to fight a royal, at which point a brash young knight stepped up. After witnessing me disarm him effortlessly, the othe

