Valiant Hearts, Book One: The Academy
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Each student at the North Amber Academy had an element they specialized in. Every student fit in one of four categories: water, fire, earth, and air. The abilities each received all depended on what each was born with. For Stephanie Asheron and her friends, that was a love for water.
Final examinations are coming up for the graduating students like Stephanie which will have her compete with her classmates and the top tier will go on to battle the other classes. But the exams are the last things in Stephanie’s mind, rumors have it that Moah has invaded the city of Aechor and soon will declare another World War.
Are there truths to the claim of war? Will Stephanie’s abilities be put to test to defend her country even before she graduates from her academy?
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Valiant Hearts, Book One - Kathleen King
Valiant Hearts, Book One: The Academy
Copyright 2015 Kathleen King
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Other Books in the Valiant Heart Series
Book Two: The Moahs
Book Three: The Magician’s Heart
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Book One: The Academy
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Book One: The Academy
The spike of ice shattered against the target’s center. Tiny particles rained down on the grass below. Seconds later another spike pierced the wood, driving its sharpened edge straight through the bull’s-eye.
Excellent!
Instructor Clayton praised. He and the class applauded. Some of them offered smiles and nods of congratulations. The rest pursed their lips and resigned themselves to clapping for appearance’s sake.
Stephanie Asheron smiled and bowed graciously. Thank you.
She stood and straightened out the wrinkles in her combat robes. They were a wonderful royal blue, trimmed with a perfect shade of aquamarine.
They all stood in the middle of a grass field just outside the walls of the North Amber Academy. Behind her were a set of targets, one of which with a spear of ice through it. Barrels full of water sat beside her in a semi-circle.
It was perfect!
Clayton smiled. He turned to the rest of the class. You’d all do well to follow her example. Exams are coming up soon and some of you…
He leaned over, passing his gaze over the rest of the class, focusing on each student just long enough to make them uncomfortable. Some of you could use some more practice.
He burst out laughing, so much so he grabbed his chest. He took a deep breath when he was finished.
Clayton was Stephanie’s combat instructor, and someone who wore his emotions on his sleeve. Today’s emotion seemed to be happiness, but Stephanie had seen – and been the victim of –Clayton’s more heated outbursts.
He was very thin, straw-like even. He had mangy blonde hair and scruff on his cheeks and chin. He preferred to wear overalls with a long, sand colored shirt instead of the usual combat robes. Stephanie swore if he were just standing out in the middle of a field, birds would start making his shoulders their home.
He was, as far as most of the students and faculty were concerned, a master manipulator of the water element. It also happened to be the same type of magic bending Stephanie specialized in.
Each student at the North Amber Academy had