Running up that Hill

[RedShinigami]

The Austrians heart skiped a beat. This was it. She had her chance. She grabbed for Danas hand and looked into her eyes. "Frau Ashford. I-I can't thank you enough...I will not dissapoint you.", she said and looked at the magazine, sighing. "I really thought...I could hide this, leave it behind like some bad memory but...it is a part of me. It always was. I think what hurt me the most was denying myself. Everything what I did, everything what happened to me, shaped who and what I am today.", Harmonia said. "Denying this is denying my way I took to get here. No.", she said and looked upon herself on the magazine and then the contract.
And everything came back to her. When she and her sister had careless days on their farm, when she was spotted in a Cafe and became a model, the death of her parents, six years spent around the world, never having a true home. A single tear ran down the Austrians left cheek but the big grin on her face showed what she really felt...
She dont even bother to read it, she trusted Dana and put her signature under it. When she had finished the shaking in her hand stopped, her heart calmed itself and she looked up into Danas eyes with a determined look in her eyes.
"Alright...when do we start?"

[Arjuna]

Dana could tell how determined Harmonia was. Shaking her hand, Dana then walked past Harmonia and beckoned her to follow her out of the office. It was time to bring Harmonia to the vaunted Shadow Fortress.

"We can start now. Get yourself changed first. Also, for the next few months, you will be staying in my dormitory, reserved for my students. The training will be tough. Hope you're ready."

And so, Dana would lead Harmonia to the compound that was known as the Shadow Fortress.

Finished