By the time he had regained consciousness, he was back in the cottage with a bandage around his shoulder. Below the bandage was nothing, an empty void of where his left arm had been
'She cut it off...' Arthur looked at his arm with a daze. A void in his chest resonated with the void his arm left, making him feel breathless. 'That crazy bitch caught it off that easily.'
He had considered the possibility that this might end up badly for him, but he had valued himself as a Loved By Stars. Larza herself valued him. That was the reason she tried to keep him leashed by inducing fear into his heart.
Arthur tried to sit up but his body was tired, he failed. He only had one hand for him to lean on, making everything seem like an impossible task.
