“Kosar, trust me. Drop your shield. I give you my word I won’t hurt you.”
“Don’t be ridiculous. Of course I’m not going to trust you. Whether you meant it or not, and I will allow there is some doubt about that, your power caused the deaths of countless people and destroyed one of the great icons of our city. I have no intention of trusting you.” Kosar folded his arms and stared stolidly at him.
Keeping his feelings severely in check, Tarkyn relayed the problem of the shield to the eagle, who came up with a modification.
“Brace yourself, Kosar. This eagle is coming over to you. She will land on top of your shield. This should be interesting.”
Tarkyn nodded and in three slow flaps of its great wings, the eagle covered the short distance to Kosar. The king couldn’t stop himself from duck
