Thirty
Thomas turned around. There was fear in his eyes. He knew now what I was capable of. But he couldn’t back out.
“God has decided between you and me a long time ago,” he said. “I won this fight. And you would be dead by now if not for Sena, who had saved your life. But he’s not here anymore to bail you out.”
“So let's settle this,” I said, “once and for all. And let's see if you can kill me now.”
There was a hint of dread in Thomas’s eyes. A shudder in his hands and posture, very slight, but I saw it. I was not the same man I used to be back in the cave, when he held his blade against my throat. He had seen it. Still, he couldn't look weak in front of his army. So he lifted the saber and drew me in with a nod. I raised my weapon as well.
And I knew that this would be easy. Killin
