The rules of Imperial Chess, as she observed the board layout, were identical to standard Earth chess. The only difference was that the pieces were shiny and animated.
'He wants to play chess with me,' Seraphina thought, an arrogant, incredibly competitive thrill shooting down her spine. 'He is a warlord. He is probably a Grandmaster in this world. He expects me to move the horsey randomly and lose in four turns. But Papa doesn't know that I am a shark in sheep's clothing! I am going to bully this man till he cries today!'
But outwardly, she had to play the part.
She couldn't just unleash a Grandmaster opening on turn one without raising serious suspicions of demonic possession.
"It looks complicated, Papa," Seraphina murmured, widening her eyes, acting slightly intimidated. "How do the horsies move?"
Kaelus spent the next ten minutes patiently, meticulously explaining the rules of movement for each piece.
