1)
Wolf smiles softly, and as he waves her to the chute, corrects her gently: “Being as courtiers aren’t kings, the apt motto is: Murder your little darlings and don’t get caught at it.”#epicfantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 28, 2020
2)
Chantratha nods, smiles back, and takes the chute—and the light with her.
Wolf stands for a moment in the darkness, swaying, as he toys with the notion of just turning away on his own. 3)
Then he sighs, shrugs, tells the darkness dryly, “Duty,” and takes the chute.
The silence that follows lasts for two long, slow breaths ere a ghostly voice whispers out of the dark heart of it, “Aye, that’s what killed me.”#epicfantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 28, 2020
