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Chapter 197: Newfound Confidence

Author: Judith GW
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-12 18:52:31

Ivy's POV

As Warrior Garett grins at me, a wicked smile that’s all teeth, I can feel the blood start to roar in my ears.

I stare him down, shifting my weight from foot to foot. I’m ready to move in an instant. Warrior Garett is clearly sizing me up–my stance, the way I carry myself, whatever skill I might betray now. Unfortunately for me, he doesn’t have any of the bold brashness of a younger fighter.

He’s an older, seasoned warrior, with all the patience and skill that brings.

I’m expecting this to be a difficult fight.

I can tell that Warrior Garett is waiting for me to make the first move, but I can hear the last bits of advice Gamma Everly gave me ringing in my ears.

“You don’t know what he’s capable of yet,” she’d said at the very end of yesterday’s training session. “Let him strike first. Let him think he’s got the upper hand. Let him think he knows what kind of a fighter you are. All the while, you’ll be learning more about him.”

Suddenly, Warrior Garett aims a punch at m
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