She dropped into a deep stance, thighs spreading the short leather of her training skirt until the dark triangle between her legs flashed for a heartbeat.

Thora came high.

Kessa waited until the last possible instant, then drove upward under Thora’s guard, one thick arm wrapping the barbarian woman’s waist.

At the same time, the other hand slid high between her thighs, demonstration only, but the contact was firm and unmistakable.

Thora’s breath hitched. Kessa held the position long enough for every watching pair of eyes to register exactly where a real blade would have gone.

Kane’s voice cut across the yard.

"That is the difference. You do not dance. You close. You take the body. You finish."

He walked a slow circle around the three women while they reset again.

"Sira. Your reach is longer. Use it. But when you clinch, you clinch hard. No half measures."

Sira nodded, cheeks already flushed from the brief struggle. She faced Kessa this time. The two taller women met in the center.

Sira’s hands found Kessa’s wrists, tried to control them. Kessa stepped in until their chests pressed together, heavy breasts crushed between them, and used the closeness to sweep Sira’s lead leg.

They went down in a controlled tangle of limbs and dark hair. Kessa ended on top, one knee between Sira’s spread thighs, one hand pinned beside her head.

The watching ranks had gone completely silent.

Kane let the image hang for a long moment.

"Up."

They rose.

Dust clung to the backs of their thighs and the undersides of their breasts where the fabric had ridden up.

Kane’s cock was fully hard now, a thick, obvious ridge against the front of his trousers. He did not attempt to hide it. Several of the Milfheim women noticed and looked away too quickly; others did not look away at all.

He turned to the full formation.

"You will train in groups of four from this moment. One high fighter, one low fighter, one support, one who watches for the next threat. Rotate every set. I want every woman here able to take any role without thinking."

He pointed at a cluster of younger warriors near the front.

"You four. Step out."

They obeyed, nervous but willing. Kane directed Thora to correct their footwork, Sira to adjust the angle of their shoulders, Kessa to demonstrate the clinch again—this time with one of the younger women.

The girl gasped when Kessa’s body pressed fully against hers, when the older barbarian’s thigh forced her legs wider, when the demonstration hand settled low on her hip with deliberate pressure.

Kane watched every detail.

"Tighter," he told Kessa.

"If you leave space, a real enemy will put a knife in it."

Kessa tightened. The younger woman’s breath came short and sharp. Her training top had shifted; one dark nipple was almost fully visible against the edge of the leather. She did not move to cover it.

Kane’s voice stayed level.

"Again. And this time the low fighter takes the initiative the moment the high fighter commits."

A voice cut through the ranks before the next set could begin.

"This is a waste of time."

Kane turned his head.

A blonde stepped out of the second rank without being asked.

Tall, heavy-chested, the training leather stretched tight across breasts that swayed with every step.

Golden hair was pulled high in a knot that left the long line of her throat bare. Her hips were wide, thighs strong, the short skirt riding high enough that the crease where leg met body flashed when she moved.

Blue eyes fixed on him with open contempt.

"Name," Kane said.

"Jenna."

She stopped three paces from him, chin high.

"We are an empire ruled by women. We don’t have to follow a man, let alone a barbarian who thinks with his cock."

A low ripple moved through the formation. Some faces tightened. Others watched with interest.

Kane looked at her for a long moment. Then he nodded once.

"Then defeat me once. And I will go away."

Silence.

Jenna’s mouth curved, sharp and confident.

"Gladly."

She did not wait for further permission. She came in fast, low and aggressive, the way the best Milfheim warriors were taught, aiming to take the larger man’s center of gravity before he could use his size.

Kane let her close the distance.

At the last second he stepped inside her guard, caught her lead wrist, and turned.

Jenna’s own momentum carried her past him. He kept the wrist, twisted, and forced her down onto one knee with controlled pressure.

She snarled and tried to roll out.

Kane followed, still holding the wrist, and planted a boot lightly but firmly between her shoulder blades, pinning her for half a breath so the entire yard could see the position.

"Up," he said, releasing her.

Jenna surged to her feet, face flushed, and came again.

This time she feinted high and dropped for his legs.

Kane simply dropped his weight, caught her under both arms, and lifted. Her feet left the ground.

He held her there for a second, blonde hair swinging, breasts pressed against his chest, the short leather skirt riding all the way up so the bare skin of her ass and the dark thatch between her thighs were visible to every woman watching, then set her down hard enough that her knees bent.

"Again."

She came a third time, faster, angrier. Kane met her squarely. One arm slipped under hers, the other around her waist.

He turned, used her weight against her, and took her to the dirt on her back. His body followed, one knee between her spread thighs, one hand pinning both her wrists above her head.

"Wai-"

The position left her completely open. The training top had shifted. Both nipples were visible now, tight from the struggle and the air.

Kane’s hard cock rested against the inside of her thigh through the fabric of his trousers, unmistakable.

He held her there long enough for the message to land.

"Yield."

Jenna’s chest heaved. Blue eyes burned up at him. For a moment it looked like she would keep fighting.

Then the reality of the strength difference settled. She turned her face away.

"Yield."

Kane rose in one smooth motion and offered his hand.

She ignored it and stood on her own, brushing dust from her thighs with sharp, angry movements.

The entire formation was silent.

Kane looked over the ranks.

"Let’s take it up a bit. You all never had a real man before. Kessa will rank the warriors over the next three days. Strength, speed, discipline, and how well you take instruction. The top three women will spend the night with me."

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