and when at last the corpses had been dragged away from the pools of blood that had gathered among the cobbles , and a pair of burly guards was stealthily advancing towards fazen , just as veig thought the whole beastly fit was over not that it hadnt an upside ; less useless mouths in these lean times the king had taken him and the guards by surprise , whirling around and delivering a fatal blow to both men , who fell to their knees , choking and clutching their blood-gushing throats , and then , with a fresh roar of rage ( would he never tire ? )