before he could see me.
The Element of Surprise
It was all we had.
The hope that the giants were
unprepared
for what we brought into the fray
and that our damage
was brutal
and swift enough
to force their retreat.
I put myself ahead of my army,
for it was my knowledge
that had brought us here,
and it was only fair
that I took the first risk.
I leapt to the huge being,
as tall as the pillar
he had lifted into his arms,
and I used my torch on his shin.
Battle
A roar ripped from the giant’s throat
as he looked down at me,
and his comical cry drove my fear away.
I smiled up at him insolently
as I twirled my two fiery torches.
He dropped the pillar with a hard thud,
Hera’s sigil crumbling.
Ungainly now, he reached down.
But I was prepared.
I climbed on top of
