Chapter 10. Men of Rage

It had been two weeks since three men had shown up uninvited at Germaine’s bakery, but not one day passed that made her wish things were different. Yes, her life had become very busy and unpredictable, what with waking up in the early hours of the morning to drink water like she usually did and finding Storm on the floor in the sitting room. His eyes blazing red and unfocused, communicating with goodness knows who, and the golem rummaging in the kitchen looking for food to eat. She was shocked to find out he also ate raw food as well.

Out of these two weeks, she had only gone to her bakery twice, and it was only to interview some candidates in order to pick the best baker to aid Maria. The other times she spent at home, in her backyard, sparring with Keratin. She had picked up the basics of shunting and feinting with the sword as well as some important legwork of moving, dodging an attacker’s blade, and lunging as well. While these were important moves to learn during a sword