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Prompt #51
How deadly is your character? What could make him kill someone, and how would it happen?

Deadly enough.

This sounds unlikely, for someone as diminutive as me. (Hiraen says I look like a "decorative minstrel", damn him.) But somehow it's true. I've killed plenty of people, both in battle and out. I've led screaming charges into the metaphorical mouth of hell. I've plotted the downfall of my enemies, and to some extent succeeded. All this despite being more-than-slightly useless with the sword and easily mistaken for a girl from a distance.

Really, it's impossible to pinpoint what made me do it. The murder of my father comes to mind right away. But then there are so many reasons - the dreams Hiraen and I shared, dreams of kingship and greatness; the bloodlust that comes in the midst of battle; the flawed belief that somehow, if in retaliation I damage the world badly enough, it won't come and damage me again.

As for how it happened, that's an interesting question. I am an archer; my weapon of choice is the bow. I have killed many with swords and spears, though. I've also crushed men beneath the hooves of my faithful warhorse, Starchaser, and once I strangled a traitor with my bare hands. I've murdered with magic, quite by accident. To take the question less literally, I once slew a king with sweet words. (Unfortunately, the king in question was my greatest ally and it cost me a war. Not that I meant for it to happen.)

I've never once ordered anyone's death, though. If you're going to kill someone, then you owe it to them to do it yourself. (Unless they're bandits. Then all bets are off.)