bare neck. bare neck. HeHe scowled andand as he moved scowled as he I looked him directly in to push thetosword intosword my skin moved push the intoI slid my the eye, stalking towards him and under up behind his skinhim, I slidpopping under him, popping dragged my swords through the back. a dash spun,Inthe steelhe bare- ground, letting the shrieks breathe up In behind hisheback. a dash ly missing me. Smirking, I leapedme. back sparks into the air, “A cruel joke spun, the steel barely missing from him and slammed my hands Smirking, I leaped back from him indeed, you must now know I tire against the wall. From which, I quickly of such men for--” and slammed my hands against spun two swords of gold. the wall. From which, I quickly I spun and slammed my spunHe stretching twostraightened, swords of gold. swords downwards, the man barely out his back he tilted his stretching head to Heasstraightened, reacting in time to stop my blow theout skyhis and said, “Oh Zeus, must it be back as he tilted his head to with his own steel. I leaned into the in your grand to make slay sword as I gritted my teeth, “--they the sky and design said, “Oh Zeus, me must thisit beautiful girl? I am out of practice be in your grand design to make are far too easy to beat and truly, yetme butslay to pit against girl? this helpless thisme beautiful I am make for poor beasts.” enchantress is even too cruel a joke for out of practice yet but to pit me For a second, we were held you. ” against this helpless enchantress is there, suspended in our steel and even At mya grin toothat cruel joke dropped for you.” to a fire. A woman and a man, a beast grimace. I flipped my swords in the air, and a sow, and a witch and a hero. At that my grin dropped catching them swiftly as they fell and His eyes met mine and through to a grimace. I flipped my swords looked kind to the Gods, “Oh Zeus, them, the gods winked back. in theinair, catching them swiftly must it be in your grand design as they fell and looked in kindtotoput such arrogant my it land?” theanGods, “Oh man Zeus,on must be in your grand design to put such an Addison Lee ‘21 arrogant man on my land?”
Grass Esha Sankhala ‘20
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