Snow woke hearing the sounds of people outside her window. She looked down as she found herself cocooned in blankets. She looked across from her bed and saw Frost was apparently already up. She quickly rose as she inspected her wounds impressed with the past the doctor had given her. She slipped the bottle in her backpack as she looked to the window. She slowly open it as she climbed out. She leaped from it landing in a passing cart full of hay. The owner was quiet surprised as he heard her land in the cart. She laughed as she slowly climbed out of it and thanked the man. She didn't stay long avoiding the questions of why she felt it was ok to leap from the window.

Snow quickly made her way to where the battle had taken place she was stunned to not see any of the men or the machine. She turned as one of the local men approached her and told her about Kline exposition from the past evening. She found it a little disconcerting that he did let Frost or her help him. She knew Frost had asked him earlier if they could explore the machine together. Frost would more than likely be hurt when he found out Kline had done everything on his own without asking them. Snow rolled her eyes as she shook her head turning once again as she felt a pair of eyes on her. She turned as she saw a group of small children watching her every move. She just smiled as she watched them. She looked around the area as she wondered if any more of the monstrosities where coming. She had no way to know at this point.

Snow looked back at the group of children as she heard one of them call out to her. She slowly approached them as a young lad appeared from the group. "Hey Lady, I can make you better. My papa and I can teach you to shoot and never miss again." The young Lad told Snow as he looked confident in what he said. Snow arched a brow as she smiled at the young lad. " Is that so? Then please lead the way." She said as the young lad seemed to smile wildly. Snow was lead by the young lad to a small farm not far from the inn. The boy yelled out to his father as the boy lead her to the back of their barn. They had a set up just like the Inn had. She stood there as a large man appeared from inside of the barn. The man greeted her and looked to the young lad as he shook his head. "We were watching you and Lukas said we should teach you. The one with the gun is good but were better for you. Now let us poor folk teach you some tricks. " The man said as he went back into the barn and came out with arrows. He placed them on a make shift table near Snow and the young Lucas.


The man had requested Snow to remove her bow and pick up a bow. She did as requested the man letting Lucas correct Snow's stance. Lucas worked with snow for about half a hour before Snow understood what she had been missing. The man and young boy just smiled as snow started hitting every target dead center. After a while the farmer smiled as he saw game coming into view. "Here's your real test. Hit one of the fowl there." The man said as he watched Snow take aim. She remembered what Lucas had said and the different stances he had showed her. She cleared her mind as she took aim and released her bow. She laughed as the bird fell from the sky. The farmer just smiled as he looked to Lucas. The man waited for Snow to calm down before he spoke again. He explained while watching her he noticed she had no knowledge of basic combat.

Snow herself was surprised by how observant the man was as he quickly lunged at her. Snow moved stepping out of the man's way avoiding him. She ducked as he quickly changed direction on her. She felt like she was back in battle with the large Knight again as she leaped from the man giving herself distance from the man. She ducked again to her surprised as the man appeared in front of her quickly. He held a long stick and quickly nailed her with it. She hit the ground hard as she slowly got up the man laughing at her. " Come on stop hesitating. Hit me back." The man told her as she wondered what she was suppose to hit him with. She leaped again barely missing another hit from his stick. Snow found a medium size rock and threw it at the man as she froze watching him just swat it away. The man had the same crazed looked Kline had. She wondered what she had got into. Before she could react the man hit her again sending her flying once again. "Stop avoiding me and hit me. " The man yelled at her as he lunged at he again. Snow stared at the man as he came right at her again. She waited till he went to hit her and leaped in the air throwing her leg out in time to nail his arm. The man grunted softly as he laughed. A evil gleam appeared in his eyes as Snow saw the stick to late to avoid it as it nailed her again.

"Come on little Princess. There are no rules in battle. The sooner you learn that the better off you are Princess." The man said in a mocking tone. He swung at her again nailing her as she was thrown into the street. Snow cursed as she glared at the man. He quickly rose to her feet as the man chased her down the main street swatting at her as he could. She moved quickly using with different crates to her advantage avoiding him. The man just laughed as he followed her with great sped. The villagers quickly parting as the crazed man chased her. Snow noticed that the man didn't seem to be able to leap as high as her or fast. She felt her anger grow as the man nailed her again slamming her into the front door of the Inn with a loud thud. She screamed out in slight pain from hitting the door so hard. Before she could think she leaped into the air leading the man to the back of the Inn. "Here Princesses...poor little Princesses can't defend herself with out that bow. Oh no who's going to save you now Princesses?" The man said in a mocking tone. Snow pulled out her bow as she let the stick meet the metal part of her bow. The sudden move surprised the man as she pushed the stick up with her bow. She balled up her feast as she nailed the man square in the face.

The man fell backwards as he laid there for a moment. Blood streamed from his nose as he laughed and got up. Snow cursed as she shook her hand the pain from hitting the man setting in. The man looked pleased as he ripped a piece of his clothing getting himself a strip of it as he leaned back holding it to his nose. "Ah, so there is fight in the princesses and a damn good left hook. " The man said as a necklace slipped from under his garment. Snow's eyes widen and focused on it as she saw her families crest on it. The man apparently noticed her gaze as he looked down momentarily before smiling at her and bowed to her humbly. The man said nothing more as he held his nose and just smiled. Snow was going to ask if he had been a royal guard to her parents. However the main just simply gave her a wink and quickly hid the necklace again as he stood there trying to get the blood to stop afterwards."



Frost looked up as he saw Kline and Bradley appear. He wondered how he missed them due to the fact when he woke it was just him and the barkeep and very few others. He let it go as he smiled at the pair. He greeted them as he saw how read they where. " Morning, I take it early start to the day?" He asked as he just smiled at them. He looked to Bradley as she stared at him quietly. He honestly wasn't sure what to say to her. He arched a brow as he saw her glance at his gauntlet slightly. He quickly moved the gauntlet to his lap so she wouldn't have to stare at it. He had noticed Kline looked a little fixed on something. However a loud thud on the front door caught his attention. He soon heard the word Princesses and it made him bolt to his feet before he knew he had. He had already swung the door open as he looked around. He caught a glimpse of Snow's hair and a strange man running after her. He quickly followed as he unsheathed his own sword ready for a fight. However he could only stair as he watched Snow pull out her bow and use it as a shield of shorts against the man's stick. His mouth feel open as he watched Snow hall off and punch the man square in the face. He couldn't only stare at the scene as the man seemed to recover. Frost wasn't sure who this girl was but she wasn't his sister. His sister would have never hit someone however over the past two days Snow had changed. He was honestly impressed with her and quiet proud. The man seemed to be in more pain than he let on. He noticed the wink that the man had gave to Snow and the bow. Frost finally sheathed his own sword as he watched a young lad run up and smile as he ran to the injured man. Frost looked at Snow as he wondered if he should ask how this happen. When he had left her she had been asleep. He hadn't seen her come down the stairs. He wondered if there was secret doors he didn't know about for everyone this morning to have slipped by him. However he could just be tired he thought as he looked at the scene. This had to be one of his more random mornings with his sister. He honestly couldn't wait to hear this story.

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