After another dream about my past, I awoke from my splendid slumber. I rose up from my bed and immediately poured some sweet red. I took more than a few long gulps until it was spilling down my beard, turning my brown hair into a darker shade from being wet. As I walked over to the window to let some light into this dark establishment, I opened the curtains in a swift jerk or pull; the shine was penetrating. I quickly squinted at the discomfort as the sun flooded over my eyes. I put my hand out to cover the brightness and then turned around to get dressed. First, I had to do my pushups and sit-ups… I did one hundred of each, as the sweat trickled down my body profusely. Finally, I put my steel armor on and made my way to the throne room.
The king was sitting on his throne, probably with a headache from complete and utter boredom. "Good morning, my liege. " I spoke, as I bowed to him.
"Good day, ser Alex. So glad to see you on this beautiful day. " He said, with joy, that someone was talking to him about something other than complaints.
"Is there anything I can do for you on this day, sire? " I wondered.
"Eager to please the king again, eh? " He looked impressed, with a side eye looking at me and a smile filled with enthusiasm.
"Yes sir. " Confirming to him, confidently.
"Well actually… yes, there is something you could attend to… I hear you are a skilled archer, yes? '
"Yes, I believe that I am, sire. " I assured him.
"Well, that is good news, my boy! My daughter, Celest needs some training a couple times a week, if you wouldn't mind showing her a thing or two? Maybe she will be as good a warrior as you one day, eh? " he chuckled.
Holy shit… she is the king's daughter?! I'd better be careful…
The king sat there waving a hand in my face, trying to get my attention, as I stood there in a trance doing mathematics in my brain, it felt like. "Ser Alex…? "
"Ye… Yes? Sorry, Milord. I was thinking about something… I can do that. Confirming to him a commitment of duty.
As I proceeded to go and meet her at the barracks, the king yelled to me and stopped me in my tracks, "Keep your paws off her, eh? No funny business. " As he bursts out in a belly laugh so infectious and joyful it could cure any disease.
"Of course, sir. " As I couldn't help but laugh with him.
I made my way over to the barracks. A brief walk later, I arrived there and stood near the entrance, awaiting the arrival of the king's daughter, Celest. About an hour later, she arrives.
"Hey there, big guy. " She said, as she tried to hug me.
I stepped back and sternly spoke, "You are late. " As I handed her a bow.
"What is your problem, Alex? " she asked, with a disappointed frown.
"Well, for starters… You are late. Second, you are the king's daughter and he told me to keep my hands off you. " I exclaimed, as I looked away from her seducing face.
She stepped closer, "What if I want your hands on me, huh? " flirting with me.
"Is this flirting hour with Celest and Alex… or do you want to learn how to be a killer with a fucking bow? " assertively asking, trying not to look into those beautiful blue eyes.
"Fine, have it your way! " she playfully assured me, sticking her tongue out at me, as I handed her the elegant, smoothly carved bow.
She walked over and started taking an arrow out of her arrow pack and in between her fingers, then put it into the flexible string and looked down at the pointed tip, trying to get a read on the sight. She lets it go and looks up and sees that she hit the dummy in the leg.
"Wrong! Terrible form. Try again! " She tried again but had no such luck.
"Wrong! .. . Wrong! Wrong! .. . And Wrong…Now you are dead! " I yelled, as the harsh task master that I am.
"Get behind me and show me then! Instead of standing there like an asshole, and a sexy one at that. " She said, as she winked at me and laughed, as she could tell I was getting a little flustered.
"Enough of your games! Focus! " I told her, assertively, as I walked over to her and got behind her. She got into her stance, and I moved her arm more upright, and I kicked her legs to spread them out more.
"Okay, so, before you let it fly… breathe in a deep, focused breath, hold it steady with a bird's eye, picture where you want to hit your target and manifest it, as you look down the tip, and it should be a direct bullseye. " I told her, confident in my teachings, as I stepped back.
"I know another tip I would like to look down. " She added, sexualizing me completely, laughing at my discomfort. Then she did what I taught her, let the arrow fly… and… she hit it in the forehead!
"Holy shit! I did it! " she yelled, as she ran over to me and hugged me tightly.
I stood there, trying to keep cool, but I couldn't resist… I gave in and hugged her back. "Good job. Don't let it go to your head! You still have a lot of practice you need to put in. "
She agreed, "Same time in a couple of days? " she asked, filled with joy.
"Sure thing, Celest. " I confirmed, as I headed back to my chambers, with a lot of things in my mind…