Flanz - Stage Traps

"Very good then." Flanz-le-Flore leaned her head back against the top of her throne. "Listen to your master, since you've become such a good dog for him, such a wonderful little dog. Go on, kill me. But know that if you seek to repair the scars that cover your body, little girl, it will not be human power that makes that happen."

That last sentence made Sansaime pause and the instant the pause occurred Flanz-le-Flore kicked her boot and snapped one of the sticks at the base of her throne. No, it wasn't a stick, it only looked like one, and it didn't snap. It was a lever. A trapdoor dropped under Sansaime.

Sansaime tried to lunge but nothing was under her feet. She caught the edge of the trapdoor as she fell and her body swung hard and she lost her grip and disappeared into the hole.

Makepeace leaped onto the stage and rushed with his sword but Flanz-le-Flore kicked another subtle lever and from above came crashing a giant crescent moon. It wasn't a real moon, it was painted onto wood and suspended by rope, but it took up half the stage and landed directly on Makepeace.

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