One look at her made it clear that that was crazy. In their place were tightly-wrapped white bandages. Amateur porn I too took up a fighting stance. Ducking the move, she lunged forward. When the golem fell, the sea filled the gap left by Helena’s sword. In their place were tightly-wrapped white bandages. More than a few coins changed hands. Outwardly I shrugged and turned towards the door. “You anticipated my attack in that third round, didn’t you?” I asked. Sigrid had stitched the wound shut, but blood flowed steadily around the newly-snapped threads. The good news was that the region’s armies were essentially local militia, and would have to be mobilized before they could be brought to bear against us. She looked to me to be about thirteen or fourteen summers. Alena didn’t need to know that just yet. There were a couple wooden practice swords propped up on the wall outside. Emmy smiled widely and flashed her the thumbs up. I returned the favor. We each grabbed one and walked down the steps to the square. Her cheerful nature faded in an instant and a thin veil descended behind her eyes. Instead, I saw the long, red cut that ran down from the top of her right shoulder blade and disappeared into the bandages around her waist.
