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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GodOfCheese" data-source="post: 1581344" data-attributes="member: 19170">Effrem and Andrew, again.“What do you mean, they eat them?”  Effrem thunders, snatching his sword from Andrew suddenly.  “I’m not going to let them eat my friends!”  He turns to leave.Andrew snatches Effrem’s arm, his eyes fierce.  “They’re already dead, Effrem!  You ca-!”Effrem yanks his arm out of Andrew’s grasp with the fanatical strength of an affronted zealot.  This proves far more energy than neesssary, for Andrew’s grip wasn’t particularly devoted.  The result is that the force of Effrem’s escape nearly spins him around.  His eyes flash threateningly at the other man.“You can’t save them,” Andrew finishes slowly and more calmly.  He raises his hands, palms outward: truce.  “...and even if you could, you’d have no way to know their loyalty.  Don’t waste your life just trying to bring back their bodies.”Effrem’s eyes narrow defensively.  “I don’t expect you to understand.  All I need is...!”  He breaks off, belatedly digesting Andrew’s words.  Coldly, he adds, “What did you mean, I’d have no way to know their loyalty?”Andrew fidgets, searching for words.  Motion of Effrem’s sword-arm attracts his eye, and he lunges backward, drawing his own sword.  The movements take place in the blink of an eye.  After the split-second of motion, the two stand as warriors facing off.  In the stillness, Andrew holds his sword out defensively.  But Effrem’s sword rests at Andrew’s throat.  Across their blades, the two trade stares.  Andrew whispers, “Threatening the man who saved your life, Effrem?  That doesn’t seem like your style...”“Threatening the man who’s threatening my friends is my style, though.  My enemy’s friend is my enemy, even if he saves my life once.”Andrew’s throat wiggles slightly as he swallows.  “You’ll learn nothing from my corpse.”“It seems I’ll learn nothing from you even if I let you live, at this rate.”Andrew hisses through grit teeth.  “I may or may not have anything to tell you alive, but if you kill me, my silence is guaranteed.  Think I want to die?  Lower your sword.”Effrem whispers, “You first.”</blockquote>

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