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“Off with his head,” he said in a mocking tone. Did the King not understand what taking so many heads did to him? Sure, he was the executioner and it was his job, but three heads a day for a month now. Where does he find all these people?

He left a few days before, tired of all the blood on his hands. Always on the run, always hunted now. They caught him quickly and brought him back to face charges of treason. Treason, for trying to get out? He laughed at them.

“Off with his head,” the King bellowed.

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