Eochaidh - Legend of the Horsemen (Book One)
“He hefted it a few times, testing its weight and Meaghan’s reaction. He was concerned and perplexed that she wasn’t showing the proper amount of fear as he slowly approached.
“I am going to stab you,” he insisted.
She nodded casually at him. “Oh, I have no doubt you plan to do so,” she replied. “Nice knife, by the way.”
He stopped cold in his progress and stared at her, open-mouthed for a moment. “Are you daft?” he asked, incredulous. “I am going to cut out your heart, right here in this buildi...ng, and all you can say is nice knife?”
Meaghan studied the distance between them and knew she only needed him to step a few inches closer to be in range of her sword. She smiled at him and shrugged her shoulders.
“Seemed like the thing to say. Besides, I’ve heard about your fighting skills, and I’m really not all that worried.”
Surprise, then rage, washed over his face. His arm lifted in attack as he lunged toward her. Meaghan reached to her side and lifted her sword with both hands, swinging true and knocking the knife from Murphy’s hand. She attacked again, catching him on his stomach, cutting through his coat, vest and shirting to scratch the skin beneath.MoreLess
“I am going to stab you,” he insisted.
She nodded casually at him. “Oh, I have no doubt you plan to do so,” she replied. “Nice knife, by the way.”
He stopped cold in his progress and stared at her, open-mouthed for a moment. “Are you daft?” he asked, incredulous. “I am going to cut out your heart, right here in this buildi...ng, and all you can say is nice knife?”
Meaghan studied the distance between them and knew she only needed him to step a few inches closer to be in range of her sword. She smiled at him and shrugged her shoulders.
“Seemed like the thing to say. Besides, I’ve heard about your fighting skills, and I’m really not all that worried.”
Surprise, then rage, washed over his face. His arm lifted in attack as he lunged toward her. Meaghan reached to her side and lifted her sword with both hands, swinging true and knocking the knife from Murphy’s hand. She attacked again, catching him on his stomach, cutting through his coat, vest and shirting to scratch the skin beneath.MoreLess
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