ONE REMAINS

YOU CARRY TWO SWORDS. I DO. CAN YOU USE THEM? HOW MANY? TWELVE. THIRTEEN. YOU SAID TWELVE. ONE JUST ARRIVED. WHERE? ACROSS THE RIVER. WAITING? DRINKING. FOR WHAT? MORNING. THEY WON’T SEE IT. YOU’RE GOING ALONE? YES. THERE ARE THIRTEEN. I KNOW. WHAT IF THERE ARE MORE? THEN I’LL COUNT AGAIN. HOW MANY NOW? NONE. THEN IT’S OVER. NOT YET. ONE REMAINS. WHO? YOU. TEA? IT’S COLD.