Eight Sentence Sunday #5

I present to you Eight Sentence Sunday, a blog hop hosted by Weekend Writing Warriors. I have some lines from my Moon Murder rewrite. The first scene is available as an audio sample on my sample chapters page if you want to give it a listen!

Zheng counted the handful of guards at the outskirts of the room. Seven, plus a butler at the table to the right of the throne. The wall behind him was taken over by a well stocked bar manned by a bartender who was meticulously washing glasses. The front wall was made of three large windows, while the left was covered in screens with ever changing statistics for betting in each arena.

A brood man Zheng guessed was Mason laughed as the two fighters in the pit looked for an opening. "This is when it starts to get interesting."

The butler announced their presence. "Sir, the representative from the research colony is here to talk about the food."

Mason waved his hand in dismissal. "Tell him to wait."

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