Serena wiped the sweat off her brow and the back of her hand. She took in a deep breath and straightened her spine, on the other side of the circle was Charlotte who seemed to be at her breaking point. The only time she had seen this was when she had a confrontation with Livia in her room, to which she still could not understand the relationship.
"We could take a rest-"
"No," Charlotte interrupted quickly. She held up the sword in her left hand and lunged at Serena.
The blonde woman side stepped her and then kicked behind Charlotte knees, leaving her in a lying heap. Serena looked down and her and shook her head, putting her sword in her sheath. Charlotte on the other hand looked straight at the cloudless sky, she blinked slowly and exhaled.
"I am not taking a rest," she said finally.
"You have taken a beating," Serena began. They had been sparring for gods know how long, both of them were sweaty and dirty but Charlotte remained unrelenting. "We could always continue."
