Noting that extreme reaction, Phillip looked at the board once more and moved his other knight to cover his King. "Gotcha, sir," he assured Linden that, now with a more critical mindset, he still had a move or two left in this game.

He can see the mania in Lockhearst's eye, that if this game is beaten by someone giving up, then where's the resolution? Even if every move left is an added sacrifice.