Daggerspell (Deverry, #1)

by Katharine Kerr

Cullyn began brushing the dirt off Jill’s clothes. “By the asses of the gods, my sweet, how did you learn to fight like that?” “Back in Bobyr, you know? All the children always called me a bastard, and they said I had a bondwoman’s name, and so I’d hit them. And then I learned how to win.” “Well, so you did. Ye gods, you’re Cullyn of Cerrmor’s daughter, sure enough.”

Young girl's standing their own ground by beating a disrespectful boys ass to the ground should be a trend