LeadingUp To Love: 6. 5. How Did You Know?  Reader Toolbox   Log
in for more tools  6. 5. How Did You Know?  Prompt:  A chess
game  “How did you know,” Glorfindel asked his companion.  He
stared intently at Erestor.  For his part, Erestor remained
hunched over the chessboard, analyzing the effect of his
potential move.    Silence ensued and the re-made warrior sat
back to wait.  His mind drifted to his former lifetime.  Chess
was not a game played by warriors; it was the entertainment of
scholars.  Although the game required a great deal of strategy,
the pieces could only move certain ways and that meant that your
opponent could easily anticipate the consequences of any given
move.  That is not how combat really worked!  Chess did not
serve a purpose in the practical world!  As such, Glorfindel had
never bothered to pursue it.  In this life, however, he was wise
enough to admit there was merit to the game.  He had watched
Elrond and Erestor locked in a single game for hours, enjoying a
cup of wine and camarad