After the first day, Ailene was never the first one to fall. She might not be the last one standing, but she took a toll on all who tried to beat her. Bjarkë and Frang frequently had to send six or seven against her to cause her death, and once she lasted up to ten opponents. Isobel saw Ailene leap over the fence, tumble and roll, spit someone as she rose to her feet, throwing dirt at the others. She was a dervish, seemed to know every obstacle by heart, never tumbled or fell. Those she faced were often beaned by a thrown rock or branch to the point all...