Training Grounds

[Parth Makeo]

☢ Gave Minzaio ☢



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〖Though Gave returned to the training grounds, there were no knights here. Only himself. He started on the dummy he focused on before. His sword nearly illuminating among the rest. He practiced all he could. His basics and his advanced techniques. He knew that tempering the very same moves will make them stronger in times of need.
"Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonal, Thrust." he quietly spoke softly. He wanted to take the pain from his shoulders. He wanted Scarlet, but it was harder than he realized.〗
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[Parth Makeo]

☢ Gave Minzaio ☢



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〖As Gave finished the last dummy, he turned and noticed the other knights standing there. Heads hanging low in shame before kneeling before him in unison.
"Sir Gave. We have all thought about Andrew snapping at us, and we wish to say that it was our faults for pushing him so hard. It was something we all did to one another but we did not mean to make him go crazy. We hurt him and we made you look like a fool. One of the guards heard about your plan to bring Anderw back in as your squire but....we did not realize he was a she."
Gave felt his world collapsing on him. They knew her secret.
"Wha-" Then the same knight spoke once more.
"We want this girl back in the knights! We will help you in proving her Innocence no matter what! She will not have the gallows if the king has no army to use! We will protect her as if she was truly our brother! No one shall harm her as we do not harm one another for meaningless fights! Please Sir Gave. Forgive us all." It was astounding...
"Though you push her and taunt her, as well as back stab me to get to her mind, you have done nothing wrong. Anwen was only wrong for-" It was then that they showed some of the whips on their backs they gave to themselves.
"WE HARMED A WOMAN IN THE FIRST PLACE! It's one thing when we toughened one of us, but a woman should never receive a beating like what we did..." Gave wanted to believe it. He truly did. His status as the head made his choices final.
"Then I shall forgive you all, after you clean the training grounds of the dummies I have cut down and prepared it for her return. I can explain to her that the words you say are to toughen her up, but if I do see another one of you punch her, I will send you to prison. That i will not take lightly." This was it! Gave had his back up to save Anwen's fate. This was the perfect counter to let Anwen back in. If she was to have her head chopped off, All the knights would retaliate against the king, break down the barriers and save her if needed.〗
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[Kyo_Werewolf]

Prince Kyo

Prince Kyo tugs Anwen's sleeve and smiles at her as they walk towards the castle. "Once we arrive at the castle Anwen you may bathe and as for clothing you just pick out what you'd like to wear if not a dress. It is up to you. Once you are ready we can go to the court and address them as to the plan as well as your identity." He turned the other way and continued to walk with his hands clasped behind his waist. As they approached the training grounds the Prince noticed all the knights, Prince Kyo's coldness drew back over him as he kept a straight face passing by the knights. The old Prince was swarming back through him as he remembered he was drawing closer to royal grounds. his royal duties would be back, but Anwen was there following him. Prince Kyo's shoulders relaxed as he kept walking. He notices Grave practicing in the field and takes a small glance and continues to walk. he thinks to himself "Her masquerading as a knight, it must have been difficult" he casts his head forward and waits for the silence to break.  

[Undaunted_Hawk]

Anwen Fiddler
Wielder of Truth
Please, just don't play with me
My paper heart will bleed
This wait for destiny won't do,

Anwen followed after the prince, listening to his words and nodded her head, seeing that many of the knights that had taunted her for the past several years were giving her the strangest of looks. It was as if they knew what had happened or something of the sort that made them feel differently towards her. "As you wish, Your Highness." She said, acting as if they were no more than business partners and not newly found friends.

She glanced around nervously before they were nearing the place were Gave now stood. She wondered what on earth he would think and wondered what had happened to make the other knights act so odd. She'd expected them to attack her the moment that she showed her face, but by the way they were looking her up and down, she felt it dawn upon her. She swallowed nervously. They were looking for the confirming signs that she was truly a female in disguise as a young man. She felt her hands begin to shake and she clenched them into fists to solidify her decision to stay and be the prince's personal knight. She walked over to Gave and stood in front of him, bowing to him as an apprentice would their master, "Sir, I have returned after learning to control my temper and tongue."

She then knelt down on one knee and withdrew her sword, holding up Veritas for him to see, "And there will be no problems in the ways of finding a sword, for I found this and pulled it from the roots and stones that it had been buried within." She would explain this in greater detail later on, she decided. Then she stood up yet again and glanced around, noting that several of the knights were walking towards her and she had to prevent herself from fleeing or withdrawing her blade again. She could not draw the blade without reason. Fear was not a good enough reason, or so the spirits in the sword had told her.

Be with me, please, I beseech you
Simple things that make you run away
Catch you if I can.

 

[Parth Makeo]

☢ Gave Minzaio ☢



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〖Gave and the knights turned to Anwen, already looking at her with eyes of care. Gave noticed her action and talking about a sword. A sword for her.
"Then...you have found yourself. The sword that which is apart of- nay, IS you. You must take care of the sword as you would take care of yourself. Though it will be a tough legal battle, I know we will win. The knights have all taken the act of self discipline on themselves after realizing what they have done to you. Though the beatings will stop, i doubt the harsh words will. For it is to keep you focused and toughen you up. I wish for you to hear it from the knights." The group started to spread out and surround Anwen. They knelt before her with sword drawn and planted in the soil before them. As they all said at once...
"Welcome Home, Anwen! Our sister in arms! Our comrade! Our friend!"
Gave looked at the kneeling men and to Anwen once more. He took his sword out, holding the flat end to his forehead as the rest did as well. He repeated the same creed as he remembered it.
"The sword is a part of me. The pain it feels is the pain I feel. The strength I have is it's strength as well. There is not another blade to which I can use as well as mine. As long as I am alive, so Is my sword." The knights kept their position, all repeating Gave's sword placement and forming a sort of line to lead her out.
"Anwen. It is good to have you back." his tears slowly pouring from his eyes. Happy to see his daughter like figure was finally back. He would do what it took to keep her alive and make her actions pure.〗
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[Undaunted_Hawk]

Anwen Fiddler
Wielder of Truth
Please, just don't play with me
My paper heart will bleed
This wait for destiny won't do,

Anwen listened to Gave's words, looking down at her hands, unsure as to how to respond. Yes, she had found herself, but... did that mean that she would never become lost again? Well, that was up to destiny to decide, she realized before looking back up at him as he recited the creed that she had once spoken with the blade that he himself had made for her and she had so carelessly thrown it away when she had believed herself to be a lost cause. She looked around at the other knights and shook her head, a small but sad smile forming on her lips. "I... do not wish to be treated differently than as I was as a boy. I will fight just as I had before, but with more valor and honor... but I do not desire for everyone to step down because of my true gender." That was all she truly wanted; to be treated as an equal, especially after she was deemed the prince's personal knight. "I am still the same person as I was before, but with more restraint upon my temper and tongue..."

Be with me, please, I beseech you
Simple things that make you run away
Catch you if I can.

 

[Parth Makeo]

☢ Gave Minzaio ☢



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〖"If it is what you want, then so be it. But you must remember that no matter what, the knights are all siblings to you. They would never try to kill you. Just toughen you up." The knights soon dispersed around her to return to training. Gave slowly sheathed his sword as he turned to face the dummies.
"...And if you ever see my sister again, tell me where she is."
"Okay men! Keep it up!"〗
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[Kyo_Werewolf]

Prince Kyo

Prince Kyo watches silently as Anwen gets all her friends back. He has a small smile in the corner of his mouth as he thinks to himself "i'm so very glad that her piers have realized what a great knight she is no matter her gender" .He adjusts his sword on his side and then re-positions his hands behind his back waiting patiently for Anwen. He looks towards the castle as he realizes a lot of things are about to happen. Prince Kyo's face goes back to expressionless as he puts on his prince like personality.  

[Undaunted_Hawk]

Anwen Fiddler
Wielder of Truth
Please, just don't play with me
My paper heart will bleed
This wait for destiny won't do,

Anwen nodded as the other knights dispersed to go back to training and she watched as some of her past trainees filed past her, giving her odd looks, apparently not in on the news yet. She looked back to Gave and said, "She is in the forest right now. I highly doubt she'd give you a chance to find her. She'll find you instead." Her voice was quiet, but it was the truth. Eliza was too powerful any more and had to be stopped as soon as possible, before more lives could be taken by her deceit and contagious hatred.

Then she bowed yet again to her former mentor and said, "I hope that I shall please you more as a knight than as your squire." Then she turned and walked to the prince, "Shall I escort you back to the palace, Your Highness?" She could tell that he was back into his royal mood.

Be with me, please, I beseech you
Simple things that make you run away
Catch you if I can.

 

[Parth Makeo]

☢ Gave Minzaio ☢



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〖Gave took her word. For some time later, he would end it once and for all. But as she left, Gave felt as if he was truly letting more than a student grow. Gave made sure that the others were training as he left to meet with Scarlet in his room. Hopefully, Anwen would not be too angry for her temporary stay.〗
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((posting at the knight's quarters))  

[Kyo_Werewolf]

Prince Kyo

Prince Kyo nodded to Anwen and began to walk quietly. As they approached the kingdom and entered he lifted his arm and sophisticatedly pointed her to the direction to the bathing quarters. "i'll be in my quarters when you are done. I'd like to see what you pick to wear for our meeting to the court." He gently patted her on the head and began to walk away suavely to his quarters looking as cool and collected as ever. Once he entered his room he shut the door and leaned against it and sighed heavily. *KNOCK KNOCK* It was one of the maids at the door with afternoon tea. He opened the door and watched her set up the table in his quarters with his favorite plum tea. Once she left he sat down at the table and began to enjoy his tea as it soothed him from the inside out. "I wonder what she will wear" he said out loud to himself. His head began to hurt and he dropped his tea onto the floor "not now Setsuna" he screeched as he clenched his head tightly and fainted.  

[Undaunted_Hawk]

(( We need to exit to the castle itself. ))

Anwen Fiddler
Wielder of Truth
Please, just don't play with me
My paper heart will bleed
This wait for destiny won't do,

Anwen glanced over her shoulder to wave to Gave before she turned back to follow after the prince. She was truly grateful for all that he had ever done for her and she knew that she would have to repay him in one way or another. Perhaps that's the first thing I'll do as the prince's personal knight...? She wondered to herself as she continued to follow after the prince, trying decide what on earth she could do that would be enough to repay him for his kindness and care for her.

Be with me, please, I beseech you
Simple things that make you run away
Catch you if I can.

[[ EXIT to castle. ]]  

[Parth Makeo]

☢ Gave Minzaio ☢



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〖Gave returned to the grounds once more, looking among the group of knights and ordering a short meeting.
"I want you all to be there for the court choice. If Anwen gets a sentence of death, it is up to you all to rally up and defy that order. We need to make sure it happens." Then a knight asked "Why are you so serious about Anwen now?" Gave's reply caused the area to fall silent.
"She is like a daughter to me. And her life is important as your own. Now let's wait for the trial." Gave had a tendency to arrive early to anything. And the court room was one of them. He left the training grounds to sit and wait in the front row for her trial. 〗
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((posting in the court room))  

[Parth Makeo]

☢ Gave Minzaio ☢



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〖Gave returned to the training grounds, watching the other knights train as they wished and did so himself. He made sure everyone was in line. Now without a student, Gave was considered at the point of his family's line to be eligible for a bachelor for his future wife.
"Damn." Gave dropped what he did and started his search for Scarlet. He had to try and convince his parents to let her be part of the selection.〗
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((posting at tavern))