"You will never win!"
Mithrell Kendermore strode through the trail, her voice angry. Her swords glimmered in the afternoon light, her eyes bright as she looked around for any sign of her guard's passing. "Impossible," she thought as she scanned the trail. Not one footprint, broken twig, even a blade of grass bent wrong. Nothing was there. She growled in her frustration as she continued along the secluded path, her eyes intent on the ground before her. So intent, that she almost missed the sound of a snapping twig behind her. Almost.
With blinding speed she whirled, catching Adamante Necronis's staff inches away from her head. With a cry of elation she pressed the attack, her blades flashing left and right, striving to get past his guard. But he strove back with impossible cunning, each blow of blade caught on oaken staff, and not a scratch bestowed upon either of them. She pushed him back through the forest and into a clearing near their home, the pace furiously fast and amazingly acurate. They stopped in the middle of the plain, his staff striking left and right, her blades parrying each attack before delivering one of her own. For a half hour they stood like this, neither opponent gaining the advantage. Suddenly, he spun the staff, pinning both blades beneath the length of wood. He flipped to stand on his hands, and when Mithrell wrenched her blades up he flipped over her, landed in a crouch, and thrust his staff between her legs. As she spun to face him, her feet got tripped up, and she fell heavily to the ground. An instant later, he was straddling her, both blades pinned beneath his feet, the staff pressing up against the crook of her neck.
He grinned and spun the staff away, then lowered his hand to help her up. The sun was setting in the west, and it would not be long before night fell. She took his hand and spun behind him, lifting her sword to his throat. "Never let your guard down," she giggled, then screamed playfully as his hand caught hers, spinning it away, then lifted her own blade to her slender neck. He laughed as she went limp in his arms, then she sheathed the blades, took his offered arm, and walked back up to the cabin.
Adamante cleaned up the dishes after dinner, setting them next to the sink. an Unseen Servant washed them dutifully as he walked back to the table, then kneeled at her feet. "m'Lady, is there anything else that you would like?" His voice was soft, soothing, and she smiled as she touseled his hair.