Hot on the heels of a short and warm spring, summer was quickly upon the rosewood, and before long Spring and Autumn went naked against the heat as easily as Summer did. Dashing through the boughs with nothing but her sword in her hand, Spring made a point of keeping to her drills, slashing large stands of roses into fragrant showers of petals at every chance, minding her bare feet against the thorny ground.
“Shouldn’t you be practicing against live targets?” Autumn offered from her perch on the porch, where she sat watching her sister.
“Shouldn’t you be out felling game?” Spring retorted as she sliced through a stalk with a wild blow, and cut it in half again before it had a chance to hit the ground.
“The larder is full.” Autumn said with a frown, her eyes on the petals dancing from the tip of Spring’s sword. “It’d be a waste.”
“Greens, then?” Spring offered as she sliced a dancing rose petal in half, mid-air.
“Again…” Autumn began.
“Aye, aye.” Spring carped. “Larder’s full.”
“Yeah.” Autumn confirmed.
“So what, then?” Spring asked as she sliced through another bough.