Chapter 161 A Lesson from a Vampire and an Assassin* (1/2)

That evening, as Rassa took on his watch duties, Ebony appeared with a request.

”Teach me to fight,” she said.

Rassa sighed, ”I'm on watch”.

Ebony rolled her eyes, ”We both know you can teach and watch at the same time”.

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Rassa pointed behind him, ”They don't know that. I'm already strange enough as it is”.

”I thought you'd decided you weren't hiding anymore,” Ebony cut back.

Rassa frowned. There she went again, digging at his sensitive spot. There to remind him of what he'd promised himself to work towards. He knew it wasn't normal that she had to remind him. It should have been something he just accepted and did. But something held him back, kept him from being who he knew he was.

”Fine,” Rassa grumbled.

He looked around and picked up some spare rope about as thick as a large egg. He then handed it to Ebony who didn't seem to have a problem with the weight.

”What's this for?” asked Ebony.

”Hold your arms out straight in front of you with the rope on them,” Rassa instructed. When he was happy with Ebony's stance he gave the next instruction, ”Now squat like you're sitting on an invisible chair”.

Ebony's frown deepened but she did as told. When Rassa said nothing else she stood back up, ”Are you making fun of me?”

Rassa turned and sat back down against the mast, ”If you don't want to learn that's your problem”.

”So what am I supposed to do in that position?” asked Ebony.

”Hold it,” Aegin said as he joined them on the foredeck, ”Hold it until you feel like you're going to faint from the strain”.

Ebony's eyes widened, ”Why, by the gods, would I do that?”

”You wanted to learn,” Aegin shrugged, ”No point in learning if you don't have the proper strength to deal with the work”.

Ebony realised why they were asking her to do this ridiculous stance and looked at the rope hesitantly. After all, Aegin had specified to hold the position until she was on the verge of fainting. That'd have to be a long time. And...it'd hurt.

Still, they were teaching her. And she was sure she'd been through worse than this.

Ebony took the stance again, looking forward with determined eyes.

Aegin took a seat next to Rassa, facing the determined Ebony.

”How long do you think she'll last?” he asked.

”If she's determined, maybe a couple of hours, if not, maybe forty minutes,” said Rassa.

”You're generous. I bet she wouldn't last twenty,” said Aegin with a smirk.

Rassa looked at Aegin, then smiled confidently, ”She's fitter than that”.

”We'll find out”.

Ebony frowned at their conversation, ”What? No bets?”