"Your queen on the second move?" Caius asked with narrowed eyes.
Rose nodded. It was the exact play Caius had done in their last game the night before, and he had used the queen after moving the pawn out of the way in the entirety of the game and had won.
"Yes," she said.
"Hmm, I see. Then I'll put a handicap on myself. I won't use my queen no matter what."
Rose narrowed her eyes. This wasn't useful to her. It was literally her second day playing chess. Yet here he was, acting like he was giving her the best deal ever.
Rose nodded when she noticed he was looking at her expectantly. "Thank you, Your Majesty," she forced herself to say, even though it felt like chewing glass.
