Thrice-bearded Sergei Sergeiovitch slaps the last militia man aside with the flat of his axe, laughing, tattooed. The women of the village try to shield their girl-children from the leers of his band; the old men are crying. They know that whether the raiders move along or winter here, it won’t end well. Sergei himself is a tale to frighten children. But they’d be less afraid if they knew his real name was Leslie.<\/p>\n
“What? No!” roars Leslie. “I am Sergei son of Sergei!”<\/p>\n
That’s not what your mother calls you, Leslie.<\/p>\n
“Lay off my mom!”<\/p>\n
Too late, Leslie.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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