AISLIN | I

CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX

I met Mrs. Dayholt's eyes and felt a smile grow on my face.

"Willow is going to have fun with that one." I said looking at the unique weapon in Leland's hands. It was thrown around like a whip, but returned to you like a yoyo. The "plumb" on the end was actually sharpened to a point sharp enough to take a man's leg off if given enough velocity. The steel wire it was strung on cut almost as well as the blade itself did. And the scariest thing about it was that it was small enough you could tuck it in the wrist cuff of your shirt and nobody would know it was there.

It took a very unique set of skills to be able to use the weapon safely. Willow was the only one I'd met who had done it, and he had done it almost completely on his own. Leland looked at me in bewilderment, still not sure what exactly the object in his hands was supposed to do.

"This one's for you, Commander." Mrs. Dayholt crooned, drawing his attention to the pair of swords resting on the counter. These weren't just typical long swords though. The pair of scimitars glistened in the sunbeams. They were paired with a sheath set up like August's quiver, strapping around the shoulders and across the chest. The swords sat in the sheath resting crossed across the wearer's back. Leland's face lit up like a little kid who had just been given a puppy. He gingerly picked the sword up and ran his fingers along the cold steel. His initials were carved into the butt of both handles.

I had never seen a grown man so excited before. I couldn't help but snicker at his reaction. Mrs. Dayhold met my gaze and sent me a wink that said "That one's a keeper." I rolled my eyes in response, but smiled again when I saw the look on Leland's face.

"I hate to break up your little lovefest there Commander, but we need to get back. We have a carriage caravan to catch." I reminded him.

He slid the swords into the sheath and strapped it to his back as I strapped mine over my left hip. Mrs. Dayholt carefully placed the rest of the special orders in a wooden box and snapped the lid into place. Mr. Dayholt came up and put his arm around her shoulders as she handed the box over the counter to Leland.

"You all have a nice day now." he called as the bell range once more and we walked back into the street. Leland carefully placed the box among the rest of the crates in the cart and untied the horse's lead. We walked back to the palace at a fairly brisk pace. We were scheduled to leave at noon and the sun was growing higher by the moment.

When we reached the castle, wagons were being loaded with luggage and diplomats were being bundled into carriages. The syndicate gathered around us as I opened the box of their new weapons.

"We all have some fresh equipment, courtesy of Her Majesty the Queen of Kavan." I announced and handed everyone their pieces and demonstrated the special features.

"There will be time to admire them later. For now, it's time to hit the road." I said sternly as I saw a guard bring a horse.

Someone had taken the cart away and put a saddle on the large draft that had pulled it. Leland checked his cinch and jumped onto the back of the humongous animal. I mounted the horse that had been brought to me as the rest of the syndicate shuffled into their carriages. Leland and I would be leading the caravan and August and Arius would bring up the rear. Leland gathered his reins and signaled his horse to step up.

"Let's move out!" He bellowed.

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Author Note!

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