No. His gut told him that couldn’t be the case. He had invented chess; how could anyone reach that level so quickly? That was the secret, though, wasn’t it? Already an entire continent had hailed the game Niers had created as a masterpiece, not only a wonderful pastime and source of entertainment for people, but an aid and means to become stronger for [Tacticians] and [Strategists]. But he hadn’t invented it. That was the grand lie, the little trap he’d set out in hopes of catching a far larger truth. And Niers had felt the first pull on the string with this opponent. “A Dragon might
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Oooh nice plot hook there. ;)
