CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Auria shifted her bow. She sighted her target and breathed deeply as she drew her bow, stretching the arrow almost towards her slim shoulders. She judged the strength of the wind. She knew the arrow might miss its target if she released too early so she calmly stood there and waited for the right moment. The flap of the wings of a bird can be heard in the stillness but she paid it no heed. She had her orders and her target. She would not be distracted.

When the wind shifted, she released her bow and the arrow sailed upward before falling at an incredible speed towards its target. She hid a smile knowing that her arrow would meet its mark for she aimed clear and true.

The arrow sailed through and hit the red target on top of the training platform.

The crowd cheered, her fellow knights whooping in joy.