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Jann is minding his own business. He is playing by himself in the courtyard with a wooden sword: this definitely constitutes minding his own business. Nothing that follows is his fault.
abeance
"Rescued a damsel? Thwacked a teacher? Rode the big black horse for a league without getting bitten?"
abeance
"Wow! That's even more impressive. This is what, your second game, now? He will have you in his castle to play chess with come fire or flood."
avec-le-coeur
"If anything is on fire that should not be on fire, I would rather deal with it before playing any chess."
abeance
"I should go catch up on my correspondence, if Milo has even noticed that you give him a close game I'm probably already supposed to bring you home with me."
abeance
Indeed, when the term ends Jann brings Glynn home with him.
"Hi, Milo!" he says when he has located Milo. "This is Glynn, your chess nemesis. Glynn, this is Milo, my cousin." Glynn has already been briefed on "be careful not to break him, he's under a faerie curse".
first-and-final
"Same to you," says Milo. "He's not my nemesis, Jann, he's still only beat me once."
avec-le-coeur
"More than that, I think," says Glynn. "But now we don't have to wait for the mail, so we can play much faster."
abeance
"Now this I am interested to see. Although I might not watch if you decide to play ten times."
abeance
"Chess nuts," snorts Jann. "Just don't convince Glynn to abandon knight school for a chess career, Milo, I'd be lonesome."
first-and-final
Milo brings Glynn to a room where there is a chessboard. They play a game.
They play fast.
Milo is very excited.
They play fast.
Milo is very excited.