15 i did not have time

I could feel my father's scrutinising gaze over me the whole morning. I wonder if he was just making sure that i was fine in the training or have i said something that i should not have! I distracted myself with the clangs of swords and my eyes burned. If only I could do the same freely, but due to the last night accident they had made my training further slow!

I ran slowly so that I could see more and more steps of the fencing and then I would practice them later in my garden.

"Aah"

"Oh, i apologise, I did not see you,"

"Carl!!!" My eyes shone as I saw the face of the young boy whom I had pushed mistakenly.

I forwarded a hand towards him when he glared at me.

"I apologized, carl. Do you want me to apologise again?" i asked in a soft voice, but the red head boy kept looking at me with that anger filled eyes. So he has been hot-headed since young, huh!!

"You should pay more attention on the track"

"I know, i was looking at other side, i apologise again, young boy"

"Young boy, did you just call me, young boy?" he looked at me as if he would kill me that instant for calling him boy.

"I am 17 young lady, you are the younger one here" he snarled and I nodded my head hard.

"Carl, stop shouting at the young lady of the palace, if his highness heard you then you would be thrown out of the house." shouted a senior knight and he looked at me accusingly again.

"Ah, no. Sir Matthews is just exaggerating. Are you also training here, Sir Carl"

I asked hoping to have a conversation but the boy just looked at me with disdain and walked towards the other side.

Darn!! This boy was still the same, rude and arrogant. Just you wait Carl Theodore, I would beat you when I would be trained further!!

"I apologise, my lady. Carl is a bit crazy. He did not know who you are, I apologise for his mistakes. I hope you would not complain about him, my lady"

"Oh, no not at all, it was my mistake from the start, Sir Matthews."

"Oh, no, my lady. He was also in a hurry. So I better go now, I am disturbing you in your training."

"Ah, yes. I should start running again"

'Ha ha'

The sound of the clashing of swords had become music to my ears now. When they all were practicing there, i was asked to stretch again.

My eyes fell on the swords that were used for practice and for the first time in my two lives, I thought of stealing and that also in my own palace.

"Beth, come closer"

"Yes, my lady"

"I want you to take a sword from there and hide it in my garden" I whispered very slowly and she looked at me confused.

"My lady, why do we need to hide it?" she asked innocently and i wonder could she not see they did not let me use it.

"So that I can use it on servants later when they do not listen to me. You did not want to be the first one among them. Do oy?" I asked with a wicked smile and her eyes widened as she held her dress tightly from both hands. It was taking all her courage to not flee from there.

"I.. i will do it in a second, my lady" she replied as she ran away.

I chuckled as i looked at how stealthily she was looking at the swords. Now all I need to do is to observe more and then wait for the break.

"My lady, if stretching is done we can start the practice of holding the sword"

Holding again! I nodded with a smile as I walked towards Sir James.

"So that is the way you move a sword in the air.

Ah, no my lady, you should not do it this fast. Take it slowly, very slowly or else you can hurt yourself"

"Sir James, i need to clear the entrance exam of knights course which will be in a month.'' I tried to explain his condition, hoping that the man would change a bit but he just smiled as he shook his head.

"The place you are standing my lady trains the best knights of the empire. The academy is never able to compare to us. So you are in better hands.

"I understand, Sir James. Thank you"

"Alright, so let's continue…"

For the next one hour we continued to train on how to move the sword in air in the slowest motion and it took all my patience to not put the tip of the sword on his neck and ask him to be faster.

"You are training very well, my lady. I am impressed"

"Thank you, Sir James"

I bowed and moved towards my garden for the break when I saw almost every knight's eyes on me. They must be thinking i was quite arrogant and rude therefore i did not take lunch with them and talk to them in breaks.

Well we could not have everything but if i made friends with Carl, then that hot headed guy could help me in my training. After all, he was going to win the title of best knight of the empire after my father.

But how! He was another hard nut to crack.

I looked at the garden that I had destroyed yesterday and it was almost looking like new. Though the flowers had not grown again. New plants were planted in the area which I had treated and vines were used to cover the land.

Too bad! It would be destroyed again.

"Go and bring my lunch here."

"Yes, my lady"

"And where is the sword"

She took out the sword that was hidden in the vines and gave it to me hesitantly

"My lady…"

"Go Beth, i did not have all day."