The Blade Summoner

Well, this was awkward. I grabbed her hand without thinking, had no idea why I did it even after.

Cia:" Umm... Good Morning?"

Ce:" Ah, Sorry - I was having a weird dream."

Cia:" No problem, I was just a bit surprised!"

Ce:" My leg is working now, so I can dress myself again."

She raises one eyebrow, then blushes a bit and leaves. I dress up again, with sportclothing, my pants were surprisingly easy to put on, considering my new leg. After moving around a bit, just a few kicks and punches, I leave the tent. Right outside the tent I found Cecilia keeping Servve out.

Servve:" Come on, at least wake him up! I want to fight!"

Cia:" I repeat this for the sixth time now, he is putting on clothes!"

S:" Then make it go faster!"

Ce:" How is she supposed to do that, Servve?"

S:" You are ready! Come on come on, lets go and fight!"

I roll my eyes, then go ahead to the training grounds. Servve is walking from side to side behind me, keeping a low distance. He kind of resembles a dog, the tail is missing though. I laugh at the picture in my mind with Servve with dog ears and a tail - it fits rather well! Sadly enough, he still looks good.

The training ground wasn't far, so we were able to see it early. Rhage, Laurin and Lyght were already there, Christopher was still busy with managing the smiths and both Cecilia and Servve are behind me. Everyone was gathered, so I just enjoyed the faces of the surprised people around. Wait, neither Servve nor Cecilia seemed surprised. All the others were though...

Servve has to have seen me try my leg too, or he would be surprised too. Or his enthusiasm to fight overwhelmed the surprise. Either way, we have to start sometime now.

Ce:" Go ahead, you attack first"

S:" Sure!"

As this was a unweaponed fight, his first attack was a head high kick. I could easily have hit him, but I decided to counter his kick with my own. Obviously I used my new leg, forced my magic in it midway and accelerated it very fast that way. The sudden change in pace catched him off guard and he slipped a bit. Easily enough, I adjusted my kick to still hit him. Apparently my strength was even higher than anticipated, because Servve got only hit lightly - and still flew away a few meters.

S:" Woah! That leg is nice, I think I broke a few ribs!"

Ce:" You seem rather calm about that. Just go and see a doctor."

R:" I think we have proof now, his strength is in no way lower than before."

Lyght:" Can you walk silently with it?"

To proof it, I jump a few meters and land on the metal leg - to find it making no sound at all. Nice!

Ce:" Does this suffice for everyone? If yes, please go back to preparing things."

Cia:" Hey Cecil, good job! Are you free now?"

Ce:" Yes, I have nothing to help with right now. They didn't really want to integrate me that much, due to the injury"

Cia:" Could you help me in the kitchen then?"

Ce:" Sure!"

I wasn't really good at cooking or anything, but I still could help cut things.... Was what I thought, but it seems I wasn't supposed to cook, but rather to taste-check it. I never expected Cecilia to be the one cooking here, but I have to say: It has a nice feeling to it, sitting here and watching her cook. This might seem chauvinistic, but she denied me every opportunity I had to help. And she is smiling so it was fine, right?

The food she brought was nothing extraordinary, just the same rations the soldiers had - but it looked so much better! And it tasted better too. It was a bit unfamiliar having her look at me this intensely while eating, but it only got me to eat slowlier. We talked a bit, if I stopped eating for a second. About the food, the soldiers, the future plans and about what we could do the rest of the day. We decided on walking around our armies place a bit, exploring it a bit for once. The only thing we saw recently was the medic tent and the training place, after all.