Chapter: - Welcome Back to Blackthorn [1]
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The captain drew steel. "Arrest this old fool for obstruction."
Two guards moved toward Fredrick.
They didn't make it far.
The old knight moved with economy of motion, no wasted energy, just devastating efficiency.
First guard down, clutching his wrist where Fredrick's pommel had shattered it.
Second guard stumbling back, blood streaming from a broken nose.
"Arrest them both!" The captain lunged forward.
Alaric sighed and dismounted.
Should have stayed on the horse.
He intercepted a guard heading for Fredrick's blind spot, his practice sword ringing against the man's blade.
A quick feint, a shift of weight, and the guard was on the ground, gasping from a strike to the solar plexus.
The captain backed away, suddenly alone. "You've assaulted the order! You'll hang for this!"
"Will we?" Fredrick's sword point rested against the captain's throat.
