I am laying on a big bed. I don't know where I am. My name is Kira but they call me Silvia.

I have two brothers who are not my brothers and an adoptive father. This is all I know.

For how long have I been here?

Why am I so tall? Who am I now?

I got out of the bed and fell on the floor. My legs were weak. I stood up again and tried to walk slowly.

I got to the mirror. What I saw shocked me. I was no longer twelve. I looked like a young woman.

A feminine body, a pretty face. I looked haggard. I went to the bathroom. I had a cold bath and dressed in a grey linen dress that was in the closet. It seemed like the only dress that would fit me.

I wanted to go out of this bedroom. I went to the library. A big room with lots of bookshelves and even more books.

I felt like I have been here before. I went to the very last bookshelf and read everything. The books were so easy to read that I felt like I have read them before.

After finishing all the books I was about to go hunt. At the entrance of the library I met a very handsome young man.

He had grey eyes and Auburn hair. He was tall with a nice big frame. Who could he be? He seemed surprised. Did he perhaps know me?

"Hello Sir."

" Silvia!?"

" Do you know me?"

" You don't remember?!"

"Should I?"

" Nevermind..."

"Well... Can you tell me which direction is the forest?"

" Why?"

"Because I think that I have to go there."

" It's behind the mansion..."

" I see... Thank you sir!"

"..."

This was the first time I saw such a handsome man. He was kind too.

How did he know me?

We must have not been so close since he called me Silvia. I went to the back side of the mansion and saw a wall.

I climbed over the wall and reached at the forest. I felt like I wanted to run through the forest and feel the wind on my skin.

Speth appeared. He was now a big white tiger. I could even ride him. I got on his back and let him lead me to amazing places. Speth ran between trees and bushes. I could hear the wind and feel a light breeze on my skin.

For how long was I asleep?

When I woke up I was already a young woman and Speth became an adult tiger.

As we passed through trees, bushes and rocks I suddenly felt hungry. I took out my sword and and yelled enthusiastically

"let's hunt"

I killed two wild boars with three strikes and then roasted our feast in a big fire. Speth and I ate our fill and gave the rest of the meat to the wild animals.

After two hours I trained in swormanship because my skills had become rusty.

As I was swinging my sword, I sensed someone coming from behind. That person tried to hide the sound of his steps but I could still sense him easily.

When he was close enough I turned around immediately and placed the blade of my sword right beside his neck.
He seemed surprised. I let my gaze meet his and noticed that he was quite handsome too.

A tall man with black hair like the night and green eyes like the depths of this forest. He also had milky white skin, lips in the colour of carnation and he wore expensive clothes.

He scanned me carefully with his eyes as he took a slow and steady step back. Then, his eyes widened, his mouth opened in surprise and he whispered

"Silvia?!".

He looked like he was in denial.

"Who are you mister?"

" You don't know me?"

" Why should I?Are you famous or something?"

" Then who are you?"

" They call me Silvia... "

"Then it really is you... "

"Hm?"

"Nothing... My name is Toren."

"It was nice meeting you sir Toren. Now if you excuse me I need to practice."

" I see... I will leave you to it."

Toren left with a pained smile. I practiced for one more hour and then returned to the mansion.

I climbed over the wall and passed through a beautiful garden of roses. I climbed up and entered the room through the window. I lit a candle and went to the bathroom.

I took off my clothes and shoes and entered the cold water of the bathtub. After washing myself, I noticed a scar on my thigh. It looked like a crescent moon. Then I ignored it and dressed up in a nightgown that was laying on my bed.

Who could have arranged a nightgown for me?

I looked around to see if someone could have put it here by mistake. After a few minutes I gave up and wore the nightgown.

I tied my long red hair in a braid and laid in bed. This night was cold. Speth curled his body in a sleeping position beside me and I hugged him to sleep.

His thick white and fluffy fur was perfect for this situation.

The morning came by and I woke up besides my lovely tiger. I got out of bed and stretched my body.

I washed myself and wore a pair of brown leather pants, a white shirt with silver designs embroidered on the sleeves and the collar.

I wore a brown leather corset and the case of my sword above everything else, I wore a black croak I had prepared. All those clothes were crafted by me with the power of magic of course.

Before leaving I wore a pair of black over the knee boots and left the room stealthily.

Speth took me to the city but after reaching I walked towards the tournament I awaited to join. I tied my hair in a ponytail and went to the front desk of the tournament applications.

A beautiful lady let me apply and then a knight led me to the room where the contestants waited. I was the only woman who had a longsword.

There were three more women but they only had daggers. Men looked at me with curiosity. I took out my sword and everyone laughed hysterically as if they were looking down on me.

I smirked mockingly yet they still couldn't understand that they had just dug their own graves. A bulky man approached me and mockingly said

" You are a funny one. Okay now take out your daggers woman."

I laughed and then immediately got my pokerface. I swang my sword towards his neck and stopped right before grazing him. He raised his eyebrows trying to look unwavered yet the sweat on his forehead betrayed his fear.

I slided my sword back to its case and told him in a calm tone.

" Don't worry about me, as you saw my dagger is long enough to cut all of your pig's neck".

The man blushed in shame and stepped away.

The tournament was about to start. All great families had gathered to watch capable fighters compete for the title of the knight of the royal family. Even the king had shown up to whitness the match.

A man went to the centre of the colosseum and announced the beginning of the tournament. Then he announced the first contestants. It was me and the pighead.

I calmly stepped forward as he spoke the name Silvia. I took off my cloak and pulled out my sword. The audience was surprised to see a woman hold such a blade.

Even the king raised his right eyebrow in surprise. The bulky man took out his sword and flexed his muscles trying to gain the attention of the audience. I was sure just wanted to restore the honour he lost before.

The match started and the bulky man who was fuming with anger for shaming him, tried to land blows on me. There was a small problem though that I had already guessed.

He was slow.

I was able to dodge every single swinging of his sword. This fact infuriated him. It was my turn to attack. With quick moves I was able to knock him down. Everyone was even more surprised. The announcer with a loud voice said

" Silvia is the winner! ".

My next opponent was a skinny man who was fast but not strong or skillful enough to beat me. I won every match and progressed to the finals. The finals were the next day, so I went back home.
This time I returned through the front entrance.

It was no secret that I was at the tournament anyway. What made people surprised was me handling the longsword not me being Silvia. But my family already knew that I was there. I opened the gates and walked confidently through the door.

When I entered there was nobody waiting for me. Just as I expected. I climbed the stairs and walked through the carpeted hallways and finally entered my bed chambers.