[He's good at it in a way she never was. Shai is absolutely rubbish at strategy and tactics on paper, but as soon as you throw blood and certain death into the mix her skills tend to plateau on a much higher level. This? It's a game she enjoys, but it's not one at which she excels.
The insight into how his mind works is downright fascinating. He's not just smart, she'd warrant, but uncannily so. She spends more of the game engaged in determining his next move than her own, and loses track of time entirely. It isn't until well after six that the game actually concludes, and he's won the day.
She sits back from the board with a faint hm. Just studying it for a moment. One of her wireglass pieces gets rolled between her index finger and thumb in an idle contemplation.]
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The insight into how his mind works is downright fascinating. He's not just smart, she'd warrant, but uncannily so. She spends more of the game engaged in determining his next move than her own, and loses track of time entirely. It isn't until well after six that the game actually concludes, and he's won the day.
She sits back from the board with a faint hm. Just studying it for a moment. One of her wireglass pieces gets rolled between her index finger and thumb in an idle contemplation.]
Well. Haven't had that much fun in ages.