After a couple minutes Silva lined up all who were caught which was everyone streaks of paint where ever they got hit a couple bruises form dealing with Silva herself Uma and Harin got the worse of it though streaks of different colors over Uma's body longer then necessary like someone wanted to prove a point and Harin covered head to toe in bruises form definitely pissing off the wrong guy
"Would someone like to tell me what exactly survive the day means?" Silas said marching up down the line like she was looking who won't make it home
Harin went to open his mouth but was quickly cut off
"Survive the day meant to survive the next 24 hours not…" Silva checked an imaginary watch "Survive the next 30 minutes"
This got a akward look from everyone looking done kicking dirt mumbling to themselves
"So to make up for your failure for every mintute that you didn't survive is a lap being ran" she said like she giving everyone a once in life deal
everyone else looked like they were mentally filling out their wills especially Krent who already looks like he has a foot in the grave
"So as of now everyone has 1,140 laps starting…Now!" Silva said with a fake smile
Uma and Harin looked so done as they got ready to maybe not die
"No no not you two" said Silva which got a collective whatttt from the group about to run "is there something you all would like to say to the woman who not only got all of your weapons which you all failed to use properly and managed to go undetected while trying to free her ally and the man who sacrificed himself for all of you and knocked out a guard which you all wasted? She said with another fake smile "is that what your telling me?"
The group mumbled a sound which sounded like acceptance and a sound that definitely made Silva happy
"You two go get cleaned up" Silva said not bothering to look at them she was busy observing the expression of those running with a smile that only kids give on Christmas
'She might genuinely be insane' Uma thought with a side eye as she walked to the same barracks
"She seems lovely don't you think?" Harin said with that same stupid smile on his face which made Uma give a face that if she had her board would've definitely said yeah if your into insane woman
They got back to the barracks which shockingly got fixed after the storm Silva brought with just her fist even Uma's board was perfectly placed on top of her pillow
'That bitch she did that on purpose'
Uma thought with a scowl as she grabbed it and clipped it to her waist triple checking to make sure she had it on
"Hell of a day huh little lady?" Harin said as he laid down looking like he personable became someone's personal punching bag but still happy like he won a million bucks
'His unwavering joy is truly incredible'
She thought as she stared at him and felt the pain radiating off him
U
G O O D ?
"Oh me? Please I've never felt better"
'Mhm same guy who looks like there's a grape on his forehead'
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Uma wrote making the same face
"Whaaaat I'm seriously fine nothing little old me can't handle" Harin said with a smile that could maybe warn even Silvia's cold heart
The rest of the day was somehow worse.
Chores. Endless, soul-breaking chores. Cleaning out stables that smelled like death's armpit. Mending armor so jank it wouldn't be legal in a street fight. Stacking logs for a fire that wouldn't even get lit.
And somehow, somehow, Uma and Harin were exempt from all of it.
Which earned them nothing but venom from the rest of the recruits. Krent looked like he was ready to chew bark. Layla? She gave Uma a look that said they'll never find your body
'She's gonna kill me in my sleep,' Uma thought, already making peace with it.
"Ms. Silva's being really nice to us today," Harin said, happily munching on some mystery snack. Krent glanced over like a starving animal spotting prey.
'Silva and nice in the same sentence. Bitch, please.' Uma rolled her eyes and raised her board
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"I dunno," Harin said, still smiling. "I think she likes me."
Uma gave him the kind of side-eye that could make a statue feel judged. Then went back to scribbling on her board, sketching Silva as a wolf in lipstick.
Late evening, Silva called everyone together.
She pulled Uma and Harin off to the side, whispered something out of earshot—and just like that, every pair of eyes turned their way.
Then the recruits charged.
Weapons out. War cries up.
Uma blinked.
'What the hell what the hell what the hell'
She stepped back fast, heart hammering.
"They look madder than a bull seeing blue," Harin said, raising his hands like binoculars.
'It's red, dumbass' Uma shot him a look as she dodged a throwing dagger.
Silva casually took a seat—on a box that definitely hadn't been there ten seconds ago—and crossed her legs like she was watching a school play.
"I told them," she said sweetly, "that you two were shining examples of soldier conduct."
Uma and Harin both flinched.
"So," Silva continued, smiling wide, "you'll be demonstrating."
Harin squinted. "Demonstrating what, exactly?"
"Oh, just fighting. Surviving. You know. War things." Silva said with a dismissive hand wave
Another dagger flew past
"Oh," she added, "I told them that whoever brings me your heads gets to leave training a week early."
Uma didn't move.
Then slowly, very slowly, turned her board around.
B I T C H
Silva looked up .
"Careful don't think you have time to mess around."
Silva said and in the same moment Krent hammer came down while he was yelling about how it wasn't fair
Uma barely dodge having to do a mental recap of how many bones she was supposed to have but she couldn't even do that as Layla dashed passed her clearly aiming for somewhere that was meant to be lethal
'This is bullshit!" Uma said running back quickly being prused she turned to her left and saw sheik full sprinting away as a mob follows him
'He can probability handle himself' she thought as she hauled ass then she remembered who she was talking about 'Goddamit Harin' she took a sharp right which managed to pile part of the group like they were cartoon characters but was stilling being hawked down by Layla and Krent Uma ran towards Harin who looked already out of breath
"Oh….hey there…. Little lady…" he said panting as he continued to run looking as red as a ripe tomato "I don't suppose you have…have a plan do you?"
Uma just look towards the invisible camera with a pour 'why'd I get the boy failure' Uma just signaled Harin to follow her a request he didn't hesitate to comply with as the ran into the forest and after some quick turns they bought themselves some time as Harin collapsed to the ground
"Wow….thay was something…huh little lady" Harin said flopping onto the ground
Uma just picked up her board something she remembered to check if she had before she went to help Harin
B U T
S H E
L I K E S
Y O U
T H O U G H
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the sarcasm was felt through the board
"Ok maybe this is her way of teaching like maybe this is supposed to teach us how to win unwinable situations" he said still red but with a smile that was only amplified but his pearly whites and red skin.
Uma just rolled her eyes and erased her board then wrote something again
N O
S U C H
T H I N G
A S
U N W I N A B L E
Harin just smiled at that as russles can be heard nearby and two figures stepped out