Chapter 21

Arrows plinked off the knight’s armour as he advanced. The helmet was impervious to the archers’ attacks as a slit so narrow only an envelope could pass through was the only opening. But that gave Adam an idea. He just needed to keep him still for it to work.

With a sudden burst of speed, the forlorn knight came at him with a downward chop of his halberd. Adam didn’t dare attempt to parry it, so he dodged to the side as it cut into the mossy ground. The knight adjusted his two-handed grip and tore the weapon out of the ground in a horizontal slash aimed at Adam’s mid-section.

Clang!

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