Days & Nights, Days & Nights...

You stayed at the Syndicate because you knew you were safe. You were counting down the days until the entire Sicilian **** would march south towards Rathkin. You couldn't wait for that day to come, you needed to get back down there, impatiently waiting to get your chance once more with the man who took Claire from you.

While you were waiting, you continued training every day, fighting against other warriors, fighting against Lexie, fighting against Ashe & Tianna. You fought as hard as you could every day and would even continue your training long into the night after everybody else would retreat to enjoy the night life, drinking their pain away, fucking their emotions away, or just resting their sore bodies. You had to become stronger. You had to become faster. You had to become the best. The sun began to set in the distance, casting shadows across the training grounds as you figured you'd just continue training through out the night.

"Darien" a voice calls from behind you which causes you to turn around quickly, slashing your sword in the general direction.

Steel collides as Lexie is holding a sword up herself "Whoa whoa whoa, calm down there buddy" she feigns surrender.

"Sorry..." you grumble out "Just training."

"I know. You've been training non stop for so many days now. You need to rest so your body can heal."

"I'll rest when I'm dead." you turn back towards a training dummy and start swinging your sword at it again, "duck and thrust, kneel and slash, pivot and poke" you drone on and on.

After another 30 seconds of attacking into the dummy you feel two hands placed on your upper back and you're suddenly pushed extremely hard into the dummy, crashing into it. "What the fuck? The hell are you doing Lexie?" you say as you turn and face her now.

"Mad?" she grins that petite little face at you "I'm sorry." she steps forward again, placing each of her hands right above your pectoral muscles and pushes you backwards hard again. You fall back just a few inches, bouncing off the training dummy "What." she pushes your right shoulder with her right hand "Are" pushing your left shoulder now "You" back to your right "Going" left again "To..."

You grip her wrist before she can push you again "What's wrong with you?" you ask

"Come on, let's go do something." she pulls her wrist out of your grip "I've missed you."

"Sorry Lexie, I'm training..." you groan once more before turning around, giving the dummy one giant slash.

Not more than five seconds later, two hands are on your upper back again, pushing you hard into the dummy once more. "LEXIE!" you shout, turning to her again "Will you stop?!"

She gives you a playful smirk as she raises an eyebrow, her left hand comes up placing her index finger on her lip as if she's trying to think. "Hmmm..." she let's out a giant sigh "Nope!" she quickly pushes on your pecs once more, forcing you into the dummy again.

"You're so annoying..." you grumble out.

"Sooooo?"

"Just...just let me train in peace."