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Ben blacked out for an instant as something struck him in the back and head and tumbled him off the captive.
As he struggled into consciousness he realized he was wrestling reflexively with an unknown assailant. An apparently female assailant. He could feel very long, cable-strong legs wrapped around his. Somehow he had managed to trap a slender but incredibly strong left arm under his, pulling a small soft breast tight against his upper body. He was struggling to capture the other arm before she could get a solid swipe at him when suddenly he found himself locked into her gaze. He could peripherally sense a face of surreal beauty but it was her pale, steel-gray eyes that enraptured him. They were full of pain and the cold depth of an arctic winter but there was also a complicated soul within.
A microsecond of inattention was all it took and her right arm sprung free. As time slowed for him Ben knew it was over. It had been a very good run though, much more than he expected, much more than he deserved. His last prayer was for his girls that they would continue on and know that he would always love them. He thanked the gods that in this life he had known what it was like to be loved in return. That was more than many ever knew and it was enough.
In his heightened state, the blade descended slowly. Ben’s eyes never left his killer’s though. He saw her eyes fly wide, as if in recognition and the blade halted right at his neck leaving a faint red line and a single drop of blood. Her nostrils flared sharply once, then twice, and suddenly she was gone. All that remained was a single white feather falling onto his chest.