As she left, she was unaware that the Eternal Witch had caught up. Neither was Kishan, though the knowledge was brought back to him in a completely unpleasant manner when a spear pierced him, clean through from the back and through the front. He looked down to see the head of a hawthorn spear jutting out from his stomach, covered in his blood. The shock of it drove him to his knees and he fell forward, held up only by the spear driving into the ground.

Excuse me while I chortle with glee. You have no idea how much effort it took for me to write this. 😀 And yes, this IS a Nano excerpt why do you ask? 😀