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feet, I launched myself into the air and whacked him hard. The wood cracked in two and blood started to gush from his head. He threw his head back and began to yell that I was his meal of the day.
    We were about to start a good fight, when I guess the commotion had caused Leonidas to appear. He threw himself in front of me and the brute knelt down. Leonidas reached and whacked him hard, causing the wound I had inflicted on him, to bleed even more.
    “This is your queen! You are to never touch her again. Do I need to make myself understood Dienekes?” Leonidas growled.
    I sneaked my head from behind Leonidas. I looked down at a man nearly twice the size of Leonidas, with his dark skin and his totally un-kept beard. His body glistened with his sweat. I thought for sure he would want my head.
    “She’s small, but feisty. Could you not find a better queen? She is beautiful, but by the dogs, I’ve seen better.” He laughed and said.
    I waited for Leonidas to say something anything, but all he did was glare at him. Dienekes must have seen my face and winked at me.
    “If what they say is true, you are your father’s daughter.” He chuckled.
    “Come!” Leonidas commanded, without looking at me.
    It hadn’t occurred to me that he would be angry. I was defending myself. I was trying to put together my argument, when I walked right into him. Leonidas had stopped and I looked up at him. He took my face into his hands and began to examining me. Before I could say a single word, Leonidas lost it on me.
    “You deliberately let him hit you! Do you wish death that much? Have you any idea what battles means? They are not simple stories your father regaled you with! It is life or it is death, there are no other choices!” He roared.
    It was the first time, but not that last the Leonidas would be mad at me, but it would be the first time I felt ashamed. I wanted to tell him that I had been in battles. Yes granted, only the ones that had come for my father, but they did seek to kill, but he would not hear me. Before I could muster up one more word he was gone.
    I felt my face grow red from disgracing him. The feelings of shame washed over me, as though everyone heard his words and were judging me.
    “You did fine.” I was startled by a hand that began patting me on the head. It was Dienekes. “He just does not take these things lightly. Let him cool down. I’ll try to convince him, maybe allow you to have some Spartan training. I’ll offer myself as your teacher. I think you will be an interesting student.”
    From that moment on Dienekes became my family. A big brother, when I need guidance. My saviour when I was wrong and a friend when I needed a confidant. For me, no truer person has ever existed in my life.
    “Could you stop patting my head?” I snapped.
    “Oh you see! Too feisty for me!” He laughed as he teased me.
    “You know I was going to win?” I said confidently. He gave me a long look.
    “I do not think so, my queen.” He refuted. He nudged his head and I looked at that direction. Leonidas was waiting for me. “I will see you soon, my queen.”
    I walked up to Leonidas staring right at him, but he wouldn’t even look at my direction.
    “Are you done?” He asked in a serious tone. I nodded. “Good! Now we could finally leave.” He threw me onto a horse, he had ready for me and without another look he then went to his horse and galloped away.
    I was so angry at that moment. Fine he yelled at me. Could he at least hear me out so that I may apologize? I could not wait to get home so that I could tell my sisters, but that’s when I realized, I didn’t have my sisters. They were not here and they would never hear my story. My sadness grew as we rode away. I fell behind still following, but wanting to be alone. The sense of loneliness was taking over. I was without anyone who knew me or my antics. I was utterly alone, isolated in my actions and thoughts. I began to realize that I was no one’s child here