#Betrayal at krondor editor install

I got the feeling, quack, that we’ve seized the castle, quack-quack, that the banging of pans is ours, that we’re in more than we’ve ever been, that this one at the kitchen, knife in his hand, quack, he’s gonna help us, yes, that these onions and tomatoes, quack-quack, all of that, is our plan working out.īetrayal, you say, and I immediately conceive a precise ensemble of damned acts – the impeccable wife disappearing into the night, the stout pocket of the politician, the soldier deserting his country, the mother abandoning her child. Nothing to do with living in a country where, not so long ago, the military took over and trampled over the freedom of citizens. It had nothing to do with finding yourself utterly alone for a moment. Betrayal had nothing to do with being cheated by your girlfriend or deceived by your best friend. With my poor knowledge of English at the time, I had to forge a story in my mind. So that was betrayal: in a magical realm, assassins and elves were involved in a conspiracy to overthrow the king. I had to check an English/Portuguese dictionary: ‘Betrayal’ meant traição. The year was 1994, and I was ten years old.

#Betrayal at krondor editor install

The first time I heard this word in its English form was when I had to install the many floppy disks that contained the RPG (role playing game) Betrayal at Krondor on my 386 PC. For me, the word comes from Betrayal at Krondor. Following this piece we asked our Best of Young Brazilian Novelists for their definitions.īetrayal. To coincide with the launch of Granta 122: Betrayal, we asked contributors from the issue to define the word.