Lion of Macedon (2011)
“Bardylis sat very still as the razor-sharp knife scraped away the hair beneath his braided topknot. The skin of his scalp was loose and wrinkled, but the servant’s hands were steady as the blade caressed the skin.
“One nick and I will have your hands cut off,” said Bardylis suddenly. The servant froze for a moment, then rubbed more oil into the king’s face and head to soften the bristle. The knife slid over the skin above Bardylis’ right ear, then the servant moved to stand in front of the king....
“Move your head back, sire,” he said. Bardylis looked up at the man and offered his neck. The knife continued its work until at last the servant stepped back.
Bardylis stroked the skin of his face and head. “You did well, Boli,” he told the man. “Now tell me, why did my threat not unnerve you?”
The man shrugged. “I don’t know, lord.”
“Then I shall tell you,” said Bardylis, smiling. “It is because you decided that if you made a single nick, you would cut my throat and then run for your life.”MoreLess
“One nick and I will have your hands cut off,” said Bardylis suddenly. The servant froze for a moment, then rubbed more oil into the king’s face and head to soften the bristle. The knife slid over the skin above Bardylis’ right ear, then the servant moved to stand in front of the king....
“Move your head back, sire,” he said. Bardylis looked up at the man and offered his neck. The knife continued its work until at last the servant stepped back.
Bardylis stroked the skin of his face and head. “You did well, Boli,” he told the man. “Now tell me, why did my threat not unnerve you?”
The man shrugged. “I don’t know, lord.”
“Then I shall tell you,” said Bardylis, smiling. “It is because you decided that if you made a single nick, you would cut my throat and then run for your life.”MoreLess
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