Making her way down to the training yard, Elunara had some energy to burn. She picked up her staff and, as she walked to the center of the ring, soldiers dove out of her way.
Grogek tugged out his axe and grinned. "I had a feeling you'd be down here... after last night."
"You got me so revved up, I've got energy to burn, Sugarbear."
"Well, have at it then."
"Damned skippy." She launched.
They worked for quite some time, dodging attacks, landing blows. She bounced and jumped around, dodging his swings. The crowd grew, bets were made, money exchanged. Even Varian heard of the melee and came to watch.
Jordan jumped in. "Can I join this party?"
"You know I love it when you double team me." She winked. Many of the men in the crowd grinned and snickered. "Come on lovers, work me harder. I need to burn some energy!"
Grogek and Jordan nodded to each other, changed stances, and attacked.
"Yes! Like you mean it! Stop toying with me!" She giggled wildly.
"Uh, did this just get meaner?" One guy asked.
Elunara dodged, jumped, flipped. She kicked off of Jordan's breastplate, bounced off of Grogek's shoulder. "Oh, stop taking it easy on me!"
"As you command, my love." Grogek increase his speed and range.
"Let's give her all she can take." Jordan grinned.
Elunara landed in the center. "Well, this is a common sight..." She looked back at Grogek. "You at my ass..." She grinned at Jordan. "You in the front."
"Are you trying to fight? Or make us all hard?" Gerald called out from the sidelines.
"You mean they're not one in the same?" Elunara dodged the next attack and landed her own blow.
"I don't know any more!" Gerald cried.
"Holy shit, are they serious?" One of the other soldiers gawked, as the three in the ring seemed to be killing each other.
Gerald shook his head. "Elunara's still just playing."
Elunara flipped over Jordan's head. "Come on; let's show these meat bags what you two are really made of." She put a hand on Jordan's back and shot him with energy. Twisting and dodging, she did the same to Grogek. "Fueled up?"
Grogek cracked his neck. "I do enjoy when you do that."
Jordan rolled his shoulders. "Like drinking ten cups of coffee at once."
"Good, now pound on me dammit." She went for the kill.
They fought like crazed demons, neither one giving an inch. When at last, Elunara collapsed to her knee, huffing and panting, she began to laugh. "FINALLY!" She fell back and stared at the sky.
Grogek leaned over. "Are you alright?"
Jordan's face entered her field of vision. "You're bleeding an awful lot." His sweat hit her in the face.
"No, it's cool, watch this." She closed her eyes and the golden glow surrounded her body. She began to rise into the air, her arms out, her eyes closed. Her body healed completely and she sat down lightly on her toes. "Ta da!"
"Ok, that's not even fair." Jordan wiped his hair out of his face.
"Oh, don't be big babies." She kissed Jordan and transferred a shot of her healing energy. Turning to Grogek, she did the same. "See? Nice and healed."
"Freaky."
"I'm getting better every time I do it."
"That's a fascinating trick." Varian called. "You certain you're not a healer?"
"Sweetheart, I'm dual specced, I'm a rogue AND a priest!"
"How is that even possible?"
"Goddess, remember?" She winked. "Or should I show you again?" She blew him a kiss and wandered off.
"Hey, love!"
"Yes, Sugarbear?"
"That was a bit out of character. Should we be worried?"
"No! I just figured out how to block all that excess energy flooding me, without actually damaging me. I FINALLY got to the end of a store of energy! I'm just so damned happy I can return to normal."
Jordan snorted. "You mean what PASSES for normal to you." He stuck out his tongue.
Elunara climbed on the platform. "Damned skippy. I can control the influx and out pour. It's quite euphoric."
"Ugh, she'll be obnoxious now." Jordan snorted.
"I don't know." Grogek leaned on his axe. "Her in a euphoria usually works to our favor."
"This is true." Jordan considered.
"You horndogs." She winked.
Grogek snorted. "I believe the phrase is "Look who's talking."
Elunara cackled.
Varian grinned. "Do I get to benefit from this as well?"
Elunara looked up, and giggled with a wink. "You betcha."
"Momma!"
She barely held herself up, as both boys wrapped themselves around her.
"THAT WAS AWESOME!" They cried in unison.
Lydia stopped in front of her. "Yes, Miss Elunara, that was amazing!"
"Lydia's been training on the staff!" Bradly nodded. "She wants to be like you."
Lydia blushed. "Bradly!"
"Well, we kind of all have to learn the staff." Darguni shrugged. "Papa Jordan calls it the basics."
"Well, yes. You have to learn how to take a basic weapon and make it part of your body. It's not just a weapon, it's an extension of yourself." Elunara shrugged. "Perhaps I'll take a day every month and just teach you some of my moves."
Lydia gasped. "Would you?"
"Of course."
"Hey, Momma, some of the guys have been asking to spend the night..." Bradly hazarded.
Elunara laughed. "Well, this was the best possible time to ask me. Sure, but only if you make sure their parents know. If they're from the orphanage, then make sure the matron says it's fine."
"And Lydia?" Darguni jerked his head.
"You know she's always welcome in my home. So long as her parents know as well."
Thomas laughed from the sidelines. "I'm pretty sure Linda would never say no to you."
"Yes, but as a parent, I would rather have certainties." Elunara winked.
"Let's go tell everybody!"
"IN REASON!" She called after them.
"But why LYDIA?" One of the boys scrunched his nose.
"Lydia is always welcome in our home." Darguni crossed his arms.
"Yeah, so? This was supposed to be the guys, and Lydia is a GIRL."
"Our mother is a GIRL, and you've seen what SHE can do!"
"Your mother isn't a GIRL, she's a GODDESS. Even King Wrynn says so."
Bradly tugged on Darguni's sleeve, and they stood to the side, whispering back and forth.
Lydia stared down at her shoes and dug her toe in the ground.
Bradly and Darguni came back to the group. "Because Lydia is the Chosen of the Goddess."
