<strong>-- Explorator Thraxius --</strong>(http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=103946.msg4515299#msg4515299)<br/><hr/><br/>Though just managing to catch Sarah off at the pass, the crafty pilot's new maneuver catches him and one of his remaining pawns off guard.  Or so it seems.  Another pawn seems poised for a sudden royal promotion at the other side of the board--a crucial advantage, as both sides possess quickly dwindling defenses for their vulnerable Kings.<br/><br/><em>"I almost shudder to think of what you'll ask me next,"</em>Thraxius remarked off-handedly.<em>"Though, while we're being so <strong>candid</strong> with one another, I must admit that it is...nice.  To talk about them, rather than let them fester so."</em>He let the statement hang for a moment, then batted it away irritably.<em>"Bah!  My apologies, most esteemed Void Mistress.  It is not my intent to take you for an armchair psychologist."</em><br/><br/><strong>[Logic Test] 20/54</strong>(http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=28998)