Uneasy Alliances - Thieves World 11
“It was luck, and very good luck, that the first to make an attempt upon the old actor's person was not one of Sanctuary's better thieves: otherwise the purse which Molin Torchholder had provided might have been lost. As it was; the apprentice pickpockets crashed into Feltheryn, the "master" of the gang (who had attained at least eighteen years despite his stupidity) rushed in with a knife—and learned quickly that actors must be as good with their swords in reality as upon the stage. Snegelringe's blade flew from its overly ornamented scabbard, moved in an overly flamboyant arc, and the attacking knife flew from a hand that spurted blood.
The apprentices drew back, their eyes round with surprise as their master clutched his hand and staggered away with a yowl-They had clearly not expected Snegelringe, a paunchy man with a receding hairline, to have any speed of arms.
"Death to all who ride against the King!" proclaimed Lempchin, in a voice that was strong enough but not yet deep enough... for the stage.MoreLess
The apprentices drew back, their eyes round with surprise as their master clutched his hand and staggered away with a yowl-They had clearly not expected Snegelringe, a paunchy man with a receding hairline, to have any speed of arms.
"Death to all who ride against the King!" proclaimed Lempchin, in a voice that was strong enough but not yet deep enough... for the stage.MoreLess
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