Sceptics And True Believers (TeamDragons) (1)

Day 6

Sam

"Sam you up?"

"Nu" I mumble inaudibly to Tek

"Sam we have to train" I hear a yawn

I cover my face with my arm "no"

"We must if we wanna defeat that dragon"

I mumble about how it's not Tek but Mak realization dawning on me

"OK, so you wanna go into battle without preparation?" She asks

Moving my arm I look at her "Fiiiiine" I mumble

"Great let's go" she says turning around

I  watch her turn around before covering my eyes and rolling under the bed.

"Sam let's go" she calls from the door

"I'm coming!"

She walks outside as I roll out from under the bed, "ugh fiiine"

I skip out the door, "Heyyyyy"

"Great, let's get started" she tells me

"Okay!"

"Get ready to battle" she tells me tossing a sword my way

I fail to catch it but pick it up and get into my sparring stance "I'm ready!"

"Oh you aren't sparring me, you're sparring that cow over there as if it were a zombie" she points to a cow nearby

"But it's not a zombie, issa cow" I point out

"Imagine it is"

"But, why are we hurting an innocent cow? Why not find an actual zombie?" I ask desperately

"Cause zombies can't be in actual daylight and we should have some extra food shouldn't we?" I'm disgusted at that thought but ignore it

"But there's gotta be a cave nearby? right?" I ask looking around me

"Not that I know of. Plus your friend, uh Tek. Probably doesn't want you greatly injured soooo" she shrugs "Fight the cow"

I sigh "okay, but I don't like it"

"It will be okay. Now when fighting make sure you are planned out in many ways of attack but not in a predictable way" she explains

I feel conflicted and desperate, "okay... Any ideas?"

"Go in for a swipe swing then use your swinging habit to help."

I step towards the cow and swing left adding a spin for more force. I miss completely.

"Also think of the sword as an extension of your body and not a foreign object" she repeats

"How about you try doing it your way?" She asks after I miss

I look at her "you wouldn't like it" I state simply

"Still try, if it works you can use it" she persists

"But it won't work. Not on the Dovah. Maybe the cow." I insist

"If we practice it will work on the Dovah" she tries to explain

'No it won't'

"It won't work for a reason, I'll just practice your way" I snap swinging at the cow again and hitting the tree just above it