The queen continued to evade and strike until her eyes widened with horror. Garrick wouldn't be able to see it, because he had his back turned to his "friend". In a blinding flash Garrick would feel a hole getting torn through his shoulder, dangerously close to his lung, running through the Queen's chest, dangerously close to her heart. Maximilian had used Garrick as a decoy to strike a fatal blow, smiling plantively all the while, even when Kolulu screamed with horror. The queen fell backward, clutching at the wound, blood gushing from it and her mouth.