Messy thing killing a horse, even when done right. The Bremen stampfen dropped, mercifully, but the spray of blood still went high and hot. The axe-blade bit deep into the skull, killing Ratbiter before the horse realized what was happening. Klaus breathed out, quashing all hesitation, and struck. “Seventy-four: if your lover does not have martial training have a rescue plan ready and waiting, as the eventual abduction by your nemesis is essentially inevitable.” – ‘Two Hundred Heroic Axioms’, author unknown
