One Moo'r Plow - Chapter 54Book 1: : Harvest V

... doubt have been some witty response to what had just unfolded before me. Some flourish, a show of bravado as the conqueror accepted tribute from those overrun. I had no such reaction. A heartbeat eked its way into the void of time, then another as I mimicked a stone in movement.

The monster knelt before me smelled of naught but raw fear and nervous sweat. Its head remained bowed briefly as I gazed upon its supplication. No plan presented itself as I watched it twitch back and forth, glan ...