"Just stay here for a while, Doc, I'll just get the sword so we can go home," Aurora bid the young man farewell.Fiel was about to protest, but she immediately left him.

"This is too much!" Fiel grumbled to himself because instead of being helpful, he had become a burden to the maiden.

Aurora, on the other hand, wasted no time. The maiden punched and kicked the stone with all her might until it cracked. She tried again several times. She just smiled when the sword finally detached from the ...