Chapter 80As Shakespeare leaped up onto Thomas' gray horse and pounded Thomas with one blow after another, he wondered what James was going to do.
James was a few yards away, fighting off two of Shakespeare's men. His effort wasn't spirited; Shakespeare was fairly certain he wasn't fighting for Genghis willingly. Shakespeare was likewise certain that James would race to the aid of his brother before long. Even as James fought his opponents, he kept looking in Thomas' direction.
The question was, what would James do to Shakespeare to rescue Thomas? Had Genghis somehow managed to corrupt him? Had he made it possible for James to harm his own mentor?
Shakespeare hammered Thomas, striking him down before he could manage to retaliate, stopping short of fatal force. As Thomas fell uncon
