The knight had finally moved upon the proverbial chessboard, and had laid the final blow upon the trapped Dark Queen. xnx I grimaced as I withdrew my finger from the wound in my back. The great beast pitched suddenly forward, its momentum carrying it into a tumble. “What?”
“I once knew a man named Rodger. As that man tried to pull his weapon free from his friend, I chopped his arm off just below the elbow, keeping the weapon stationary, the hand still gripping the hilt. She linked the end of the hook between my cuffs, and pulled it down. He was a god among men. It’s not enough that you’ve stolen the love of her life, killed her mother, murdered her friends, massacred her army, and destroyed her kingdom. My ankles knocked, I pitched forward, and smashed into the man’s braced shoulder.
