[ WP ] Walk me through a soldier 's last day alive .

Hm. I did n't realize that that Pawn was in danger. I suppose it's just a Pawn, I can recover. It's interesting that that's only normal to us because this is a setting of war. 
 
 Had it been anywhere else, had these pieces simply been strolling about, this would be unforgivable, for this random Bishop to take out my Pawn. 
 
 I wonder what the longest a game's ever gone without anyone taking each other's pieces. Did the pieces know they were in war? Did it end in a Checkmate before the losing kingdom even realized that an assassination or coup was underway? I'd love to see it. The most politicized game of Chess ever played. 
 
 A Pawn. It was pretty close to getting to the other side, too. It could've had just as much worth as any of these other pieces. A Pawn. Private Sally seem pretty intent on the board. I wonder what he has in store that my pieces know nothing about. Any moment, they could die, and they could be doing anything. I have an outpost here, they could be in there playing games for all I know, unaware of the incoming Queen. Maybe I should warn them and move them to g6 and a6. That could jeopardize my whole right side, though. So I guess I just leave them there to die. I guess that's war. 
 
 I've never beaten Private Sally in a game. So why do I challenge him? Does the weight of these pieces have no impact on me? I guess it is just all a game. It does n't matter what the means are, as long as I eventually win. They could die at any time, but I wo n't. That's why they're so meaningless to me, that's why I can keep them in ignorance while a death approaches them steadily, but certainly. 
 
 I guess that's war.
