Nikolai was good at playing dead, Or in this case, passed out. Sometimes, it was the best advantage at taking an enemy by surprise. When he was younger his mother trained him to stay still, even if someone stabbed him. At first, it had been a game. She would tell him to lay down and not move and for every tickle or pinch she gave him that he did not react to he would get a sweet before dinner. At first, it was hard and he would only gain maybe one or two sweets before giving in. However, as time went on he became much better at it and his mother had to raise the stakes and offer a better prize. Right before she died he had gotten so good at the game she had rammed a knife right into his hand and he had managed to remain still.
This would be the greatest game he ever played. It was already
