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The Element of Surprise

It was all we had.

The hope that the giants were

unprepared

for what we brought into the fray

and that our damage

was brutal

and swift enough

to force their retreat.

I put myself ahead of my army,

for it was my knowledge

that had brought us here,

and it was only fair

that I took the first risk.

I leapt to the huge being,

as tall as the pillar

he had lifted into his arms,

and I used my torch on his shin.