"Mm, there was a reason for it." He lets the bishop loose, taking it across the board, out of reach of the pawns, but aiming directly at his knight.

"When the neighbors came, they asked what had happened. He replies 'Nobody is trying to kill me' and they think him simply ill. They advise him to pray to their father, Poseidon, and left him alone. Polyphemus, blinded now, lifted the rock from the entrance and outstretched his arms across it, hoping to catch anyone who escapes."

Godric lifts his arms, demonstrating with a smile. "Odysseus' plan had worked, but he still needed a way to get out of the cave without being touched or caught by Polyphemus."