Chapter 330

The days became a pattern and I got used to it. In the morning I worked with Rose, in the afternoon we swam, and then talked. I used that time to come to terms with this life. At night, my family took me to the training grounds.

The men enjoyed the physical exercise. They bound my breast and we’d run the perimeter of the ground. Usually we worked on the slow motion stances and I used the fake sword. Some days we worked on precision and I swung my piece of wood at a target to practice actual sword play.

The young family we’d met the first night continued to come and work with us. Their confidence in dealing Damien and his brothers grew. Although they’d obviously started this as a dare, they seemed to enjoy conversing with my family. It had originally been curiosity that brought them to us. It was interacting with Damien and his brothers that kept them coming back.

At first, I noted that my family just made friendly small talk with the boys. Soon Damien and his broth