"The problem with hobgoblins isn't that they're strong. It's that they're strong AND fast. Nobody ever mentions the fast part until it's too late."
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The tunnel floor was slick with goblin blood and he almost slipped. But his legs found purchase on the stone and he pushed harder.
The hobgoblins reacted instantly. Their axes came up to block his path.
Rhys had been fighting goblins since he was old enough to hold a weapon. He knew their patterns. Their reflexes. He knew how they telegraphed their attacks with their shoulders. How they favored their right sides. How they would always go for the killing blow rather than the smart one.
What he didn't know was that hobgoblins were faster.
