( ...well, then. This has been — a series of highly logical, satisfying and rewarding events.
Barring the part where Hector, embracing victory, must now deal with its consequences. Oh no. Oh, no, no. There is no weapon to claim here, no convenient getaway. No body to reanimate, no shield to take up.
Only the man beside him — who Hector, taking as step back, makes sure to allow first position — and a creaking, rotten wooden beam that might hold up the deck above, for all Hector knows. It hardly matters. He kicks it loose, pulling out a peel of wood, and all but waves it around as a clumsy, unforgivably unwieldy baton. )
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Barring the part where Hector, embracing victory, must now deal with its consequences. Oh no. Oh, no, no. There is no weapon to claim here, no convenient getaway. No body to reanimate, no shield to take up.
Only the man beside him — who Hector, taking as step back, makes sure to allow first position — and a creaking, rotten wooden beam that might hold up the deck above, for all Hector knows. It hardly matters. He kicks it loose, pulling out a peel of wood, and all but waves it around as a clumsy, unforgivably unwieldy baton. )
This isn't fair. I handled my end of things.
( And then the creature leaps. )