by Alenias on April 22nd, 2011, 8:59 pm
The smile and pride in Aello's voice filled Alenias with a happiness she had not felt in a very long time. She'd almost forgotten what it felt like, but now it radiated from her face with her own huge smile. The smile faded a little as Aello told her to hold onto the feelings she was having now. She didn't like some of the feelings she had now, but if doing so would make Aello happy like this Alenias would do anything the woman asked.
Doing as Aello instructed Alenias took a few deep breaths, focusing on the feelings inside her. Fear, panic, and anger. She thought of the night Treanas had died, but this time it was Aello there, hurt and begging for them not to touch Alenias. Tears filled Alenias' eyes at the thought, and she let out another scream as she threw another all out punch at Aello's palm. Scream after scream tore out from her as she threw punch after punch with her left hand, and slowly she started to get better at not over balancing herself so much as she attacked.
After some time Alenias' throat and arm burned from the exertion. She was still preparing for another punch, despite her breathing having grown heavier, when Aello spoke again and told her to try and kick. Alenias paused, and then gave a small nod, "Yes Aello."
Taking a moment to focus on Aello's hands Alenias took a deep breath, and then let out another furious scream as she kicked upwards with her left foot. Upwards her foot shot, and she felt it brush against Aello's hand. She hadn't thought about momentum however, and so her foot kept going up and unbalancing her, causing her to fall backwards onto the ground with a thud.
"Ow," Alenias said, and then froze for a moment before looking sorrowfully up at Aello.
Any worries about having to stop learning were quickly pushed aside as she noticed how tired Aello was, and Alenias quickly got back up to her feet, "Aello, are you alright? You look really tired, should we go rest?"