Chapter 12 : King’s Piece

• He was a kindly man with grey hair and large round glasses with thin dark frames. He wore a brown vest with light pinstripes, white shirtsleeves, simple dress trousers, and black tie boots which wrapped high around his ankles. He carried the young man back the few scores' paces to the cabin wherein he was staying, pulling him along, his arms securely latched around the boy's shoulders.
• 'Poor child,' he silently considered, thinking of the young man's plight. 'It seems we've lost our knight, then, but no matter... I have the king's piece safely tucked away. Hm...' He pushed the door open, backing into it slowly. 'Thank you for saving him.'
• He laid the boy down on the bed gently, carefully arranging his upper body and placing his head on the pillow before lifting his limp legs upwards, setting them atop the hay filled mattress.