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I explained and demonstrated the knife on the table, freezing the corner of it – at least until Velvet saw and coughed loudly, shooting me a glare that made it clear I'd be the one repairing or buying a new table and not her. Wincing, I flicked a few flecks of ice away, revealing mostly whole wood. Just a little discoloured. Fortunately, the others were quick to see the applications in a more combat-oriented scenario.

"You want Ruby to apply this," Ren said, turning the knife over in his hand.

"She is the fastest," Nora said. "It could work…"

"I'd give it to everyone else as well," I said. "But yes, Ruby would be the first to apply it, hopefully slowing Raven down enough for the rest of us to stack it on and grind her to a halt. I know Weiss could do the same with her magic but hitting Raven will be hard."