There was a saw mid-swing behind her. She turned to face Eric fully as he regained his composure and straightened himself up. She backed up a step, directly into the path of the pendulum’s downswing. Eric braced himself to lunge. When he leaped forward, too distracted by his rage to realize the trap she had set, Ophelia let him seize her. And when the blade swung back down, he never saw it coming.
oh nah thats crazy
