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|| Dear Winter || AJR ||
ćÉĪ¹Ī±ĘĻgĻ Ń cĻĘĻŃ:#BDA0CB ā ŃŠ½ĻĻ gŠ½Ń cĻĘĻŃ #F7B3DAć
|| Dear Winter || AJR ||
"What are you doing here? Where's Carter?" Oliver asked as Winter arrived without him. "He took a detour," she replied, settling on the couch. She closed her eyes, draping an arm across her face, indicating that she was no tin the mood to talk. Serenity was sitting on the desk, eating a bag of chips. Lunch would be delivered soon, then they would head to the training room to get some exercise in. Elise and Ezra were the last to return, right before their lunch trays were delivered from the Ender Family's personal kitchen. They sat in a circle on the floor as they ate, Winter not very talkative. "Hey, you've barely touched your food." Carter noticed as Winter pushed the pasta around on her plate. "I'm not that hungry," she replied softly.
They headed to the training room next. Winter changed out of her dress and into a pair of exercise pants and a tank top. "Hey, want to spar?" Carter offered, since Oliver was helping Serenity train. "Fine," they went into the sparring ring. Winter on one end, Carter on the other. The electronic monitor counted down for them, Carter attacking first. He was eager, it seemed, as though he had something to prove. winter dodged his first attack, a sand whip. She kicked her leg upwards, an ice block flinging from seemingly nowhere. Carter's eyes widened as he dodged, laying flat against the ground. Ice snaked towards him, forcing him up. She struck him across the chest, the dull edge of an icicle pushing him back. "Fight back," Winter grunted.
He stumbled, but remained within the confines of the ring. A dust devil kicked up around her, growing larger until it surrounded her. She couldn't see three feet in front of her, the sand stinging her eyes. He came from behind her, Winter quickly putting up a wall of ice, the thud of Carter hitting it sounding like a deer that had just discovered windows. Winter whirled around, trapping him in four walls of ice. He pounded his fists against it, the sand slipping through small cracks, grabbing her wrists. She was pulled closer, Carter trying to rope her in. Winter thought back to their first fight, how he had buried her in sand, nearly smothering her. She pulled both wrists suddenly upwards, pushing Carter into the ice wall he was trapped within.
The sand dispersed, Winter slid the ice box outside of the circle, forcing Carter to forfeit. "I win," Carter nodded, falling ot his knees, panting. "How are you not exhausted?" He asked, no doubt having used all of his spiritual energy in that match. "Because I rely on my own power," she turned away from him. Winter had been studying the movements of the Heirs, how they directed their energy flow. She was studying a lot, now that she didn't have any instruments to occupy her. Elise wheeled up to her, asking her if she wanted to go to her room. "Sure," as long as they traveled in two's, nothing bad could happen. Right?
She pushed the wheelchair towards Elise and Serenity's room. Winter had been sleeping in Oliver's room for the last few days as it was not safe to be alone. "I'm just sick of... boys." Winter admitted as they reached Elise's room. "Yeah, I'd like that."