In a not-too-intense clash, Ethemon seized the moment and lunged with his blade at Gody.
The sharp edge struck precisely at the creature's nape. With a crisp "crack," Gody's skull instantly parted from its torso, rolling like an out-of-control marble straight to Astarion's feet.
Even so, the wretched thing refused to give up. A clicking sound rattled from inside the skull, and its hollow eye sockets stared fixedly at Astarion, as if a stream of venomous curses were about to spill from them the next second.
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