Someone Else's Kingdom, BOOK II - Scene VIII
Princess Liofia let the arrow fly. It whipped through the air with speed, but sailed past its target. "You need to relax a little, and adjust your arm a bit," advised Julen, moving her shoulder slightly with his one hand, as he grabbed the bow with his other. "I don't need guidance, I just need practice," cut back Liofia, beginning to get annoyed with the eagle-eyed counsel. "I've only been doing this a few weeks, obviously I'm going to miss more often than not. I haven't been doing it since I was a child, like you have." "I'm only trying to help," responded Julen, woundedly, "The sooner you pick it up the better. Plus, no one was stopping you from learning when you were younger." "Yes, I was handed the royal bow the minute I turned seven.." The mood between Julen and Liofia had soured somewhat since the first heady few months under the starlit forest. Overfamiliarity had brought with it ups and downs, with...