She lost.
Why was she not surprised? However, it had felt as though she could have won, but the feeling was fleeting and Rose didn't trust it. At least the good thing was she didn't fail in the first five or ten moves. She had lost count of how many moves they had made by the time he took her King.
The very first few moves were very good for her. She had captured his knight and threatened his queen, which had caused Caius to retreat his queen. However, this move had immediately brought on her downfall and Caius had been brutal as the game carried on.
"Nicely done," Caius said, but there was a scoff in his tone.
However, Rose couldn't help but notice this was the best compliment he had ever given her. He was always so smug and rude. He also usually wouldn't stop talking, but this time all he had said was two words.
