“Damn it!! Why won’t he show up its’ been two weeks! I don’t want to marry!! Argh!”

Causing a scene throwing books around in her room was Zadia. Her room had two bookshelves with fine designs engraved to the sides, with a fancy window in the middle. Her bed was a queen size one with red sheets. Across from her bed was her desk and chair.

“Ask my mother? I was hoping he would give me powers or something…tch… that brat!!” Zadia says as she collapses onto her bed.

[I guess she can teach me… she does seem to be the warrior type… even though I never seen her hold a sword before.] Zadia scratches her head as she thinks.

“Fine then!! I’ll ask!!” Zadia shouts with resolve.

Zadia sprints out of her room down the long hallway, and stops at the double stairway. There were two stairways on each side and a rail connecting them in between. She sees her mother with hair just like hers only longer and in a ponytail with C cup boobs, at the entrance of their house holding the door open. A hand comes from behind tapping her shoulder.

“Madam, your mother would like for you to wait in your room until the guests have left.”

It was the head maid Elda she was in her early 30s, but looked like she was in her 20s. She had black hair, b-cup boobs, and wore glasses over her dark brown eyes.

“Why” as Zadia ask, she notices a man walking into her field of vision coming out of the living room, heading towards her mother. He was a tall, a well-built man, he was wearing fancy full-plated white armour.  He had  black hair and a full beard, with a sword on his side and a scar through his eye.

[He must be the father of one of those six brats]

Zadia smiles, which causes Elda to feel uneasy.

[I’ll just knock him out that’ll make him hate me! Hahah!! That’s perfect]

Ignoring Elda she runs past her and leaps off the rail, she moves into a roll and rushes the man. She eyed his chin moving faster with each step. She appeared in front of him in seconds, sending her right foot flying towards his chin.

[Haha! I got …. You?]

When she glances towards her foot she notice the man had caught it with his right hand. Still in mid-air she twists her body sending her left foot flying a second later.

[Die!! Bastard!!]

The man casually catches her other foot with his free hand. Realizing she can’t use her legs anymore she attempts to punch to no avail, her arms are too short and can’t reach his armour plating. Zadia, who is now dangling freely, shamelessly shouts at the man with her skirt uplifted.

“If only I was older!! I would lay you out old man!!”

Zadia shouts as she attempts more punches.

“Zadia…”

Just then a chill went down her spine. This was a feeling she would always get when she realizes she messed up. This feeling tortured her mentally, causing endless nightmares that scared her so much she rather endure physical torture. The source of this voice was…

“Mother?” She says with a nervous smile

“General, would you please excuse my rude daughter.”

“It’s fine Julianne, haha!!”

The man says with a hearty laugh, after gently putting Zadia down. Julianne grabs Zadias hand giving her a look that told her to stay quiet.

“I change my mind lets’ not cancel the marriage, you made her sound so fragile… being sick from birth huh? I guess I was worried for no reason, Haha!!” The man says with a smile.

“But, General…” Julianne interjects

“It’s fine call me Rolf, we’ll going be a family anyways, I’ll let those other sods know that Zadias become healthy, I’m sure they were worry too hahaha!” Rolf gave a loud laugh as he leaves.

Zadia stood there dumbfounded

[Did I just screw myself over? No way… That bastard made it sound like that dueling them was the only way… No… he set me up!! That bastard!]

Zadia notices her mothers’ slight frown as she closes the door. Juliannes grip tightens on Zadias hand. Zadia breaks away from her grip and stands in front of her facing her.

“Mother, could you teach me how to wield a sword?”

“Who told you about that?” Julianne said in an interrogating manner.

[hmm… I’ll feel bad if I blame it on Elda or the other maids… There is one other person though.]

“Papa told me!” Zadia said cutely

Juliannes expression turned cold when she heard Zadias answer. At that very moment the door swung open and a man with a blight smile came in, closing the door behind him. He had light brown hair and eyes, had a muscular build but slim, and was the same age as Julianne.

“Honey!! How did it go!?! I saw the General earlier did it work? He was the last person left to convince, how did it go?” He asks with bright curiosity.

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“Galen…” Julianne says coldly. Noticing her tone Galen immediately switches to defense.

“Whatever it is it wasn't me this time!! I swear!” Galen says with a nervous smile and sweat dripping down his forehead.

“How much did you tell Zadia and when?” Julianne

“Wait… What do you mean?” Galen asks with a dumbfounded face

[How would my dad… brag about mom hmm…Oh, I know!!] Zadia ponder for a moment before speaking

“Papa didn't you mention moms boobs were always bouncing around whenever she was fighting?” Zadia says with a cute face

“Zadia… Papa would never say such a thing… you believe me right honey?" Galen says nervously glancing back and forth between Zadia and Julianne.

“Zadia… Wait here, Mama has to teach Papa what happens when someone doesn’t listen.” Julianne starts to drag Galen outside, she reaches for the door knob and starts to open it.

“Zadia… please don’t be irresponsible, if this continues papa will be hurt. You don’t want papa to be hurt right?” Galen says with a pleading smile.

“So Papa… wants me to lie?” Zadia says placing her hand on her cheek.

“That’s bad papa!” Zadia says with a cute smile

Galen looks at Julianne mortified as she opens the door and drags him outside.

“Ohoho… You’re full of surprises today Galen.” Julianne says as she closes the door.

Half an hour passes with screams that filled the silent air. Zadia stood there patiently feeling sorry for her dad. A moment later the door opens Julianne carefully blocks Zadia from looking at Galen and grabs onto her hand. Julianne led her up the left staircase leading to the left hallway.

“Come…Since the original plan won’t work anymore. I’ll teach you swordsmanship.’

“Okay!” Zadia said excited. She glances back and sees Elda and the other maids carrying Galen inside. His clothes were bloodied and ripped, while his face had bruises all over.

There were three hallways on the second floor two long, one short. The Short one was the center hallway that led to Julianne and Galens room which was the biggest room. The right hallway contained four small rooms and one medium. The medium room at the end was Zadias the other four small rooms belong to the maids which could house two people each. The right hallway was forbidden to Zadia.

“If he hadn’t told you… you would have listened and stayed in your room today…’ Julianne says with sigh.

[Well probably yea… If that bastard never told me, this could have been avoided. I never had to worry about marriage in the first place... until I clearly screwed myself over.]

“Now I know why he told me to teach you swordsmanship yesterday.”

[Wow coincidences are scary…]

As they reach the door at the end of the hallway, Julianne turns and faces Zadia.

“I know you’re passionate about learning swordsmanship and adventuring… I figure it out when you were practicing your war cry a year ago in your room, it scared everyone downstairs.” She says letting out a soft laugh.

[Oh, you mean when I finally realize I was a girl… Sorry to tell you but, I was just letting out screams I held in from two years of denial.]

“I needed people to think you were sick but, that didn't work out… You were like me when I was young when I heard stories of warriors I wasn't able to stay in one place, but your only four you shouldn't rush things.” Julianne says with gentle smile.

[Lesson learned…When people rush in this world they get engage to a stranger five seconds later in my case six of them.]

Julianne turns and opens the Door which leads to an old training hall with big square floor in middle for sparring, there were weapon racks on each side of the square. Against the left side was an archery range. Straight across the door were training dummies. On the walls were decorative shields and swords. Armour stands to the far right side.

“Woah…” Zadia says in amazement.

Julianne walks over to a weapon rack pulls two swords and tosses one over to Zadia. The sword flys over and the tilt hits Zadia in the face, knocking her over.

“Ouch!!” Zadia grunted

“Lets’ begin!”  Julianne shouts in a firm tone

Zadia picks up the sword and starts charging forward, with all her strength. Then she realizes she is just dragging the sword.

“Heavy…” Zadia says panting

“Well, we can start from here too.” Julianne says with a gentle smile as she walks over.