[ He looks up, and whether in defiance or demonstration, a grin of needle-sharp teeth blooms across his face. ]
And yet, I was promoted to lead before brothers older than I. [ His eyes dip down to the board in front of them, and this time, his smile doesn't fade as keen eyes study the pieces at hand. ] Clearly, toys on the board didn't help them learn the realities of command as I did.
[ His eyes linger more on Eridanus' movement than they do his own, and then he slides another piece ahead. ]
Such games are popular because they allow the intellectual sort their own manner of duel, and because they like to flatter themselves with fantasies that it makes them a master of tactics. You know as well as I do that real battles aren't fought on a square grid of rigid rules.
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[ He looks up, and whether in defiance or demonstration, a grin of needle-sharp teeth blooms across his face. ]
And yet, I was promoted to lead before brothers older than I. [ His eyes dip down to the board in front of them, and this time, his smile doesn't fade as keen eyes study the pieces at hand. ] Clearly, toys on the board didn't help them learn the realities of command as I did.
[ His eyes linger more on Eridanus' movement than they do his own, and then he slides another piece ahead. ]
Such games are popular because they allow the intellectual sort their own manner of duel, and because they like to flatter themselves with fantasies that it makes them a master of tactics. You know as well as I do that real battles aren't fought on a square grid of rigid rules.