Shady

"You asked if I thought--" she started defensively, then trailed off. "Oh. You were asking me if I'm a spy?" She felt a bit chagrined. But, in her defense, he ...

"No," she agreed. "You don't seem to be well-suited to spying."

"Mm, maybe Jess," she answered. "Jessica is too similar... and even with these names." She gave him a pointed look. "This is just like, last resort. You still shouldn't be ...

Jerica laughed. That was the most absurd thing she'd ever heard. As if they were children pretending to be heroes from their favorite stories. "Sure... what did you have in ...

Your name doesn't mean anything. That felt a little harsh to say. She was silent for a long moment as they settled into an easy walking pace on top the ...

She was surprised by his questions -- but they were refreshing. Finally starting to realize that she was, in fact, the native of this realm. And was the one who ...

If you only knew. She was glad he didn't. It would take an act of the gods to hide that from him the entire trip -- but for now, she'd ...

"You know," Jerica grunted, settling back onto her bedroll. The night was clear and starry and she was glad for the gentle breeze that brought a freshness to the cool ...

"Oh, I'm not worried." She grinned again, but it got a bit tense when she realized what he actually meant. She'd never trained someone who would heal themself with her ...

She laughed again. Maybe he did have a personality after all. This was nice. She smiled mischievously. "Long term, sure. For now, I find 'not getting hit' tends to motivate ...

"Hah, I'm not sure you want to know the answer to that," she laughed, good-naturedly. Then hesitated. He was clearly joking, but she felt like she should warn him. She ...

"Oh no," Jerica said flatly. She should probably be taking the threat more seriously, but, was he actually trying to be serious? A curse ? That was about as threatening ...

Jerica walked him through step by step what to do, just as patient as she was with her recruits. They worked through the static drills dozens of times. Her holding ...

"Most people who can hurt you will be carrying a sword," Jerica confirmed. "I'll teach you how to take someone's sword from them eventually, but you're gonna get hit a ...

"If you want to call earlier a lesson, sure." Jerica smirked, stepping back to give him some space in the clearing. "We'll work on the bow eventually, maybe tomorrow. It's ...