Gerrard - Knife skill

Gerrard tipped the table as he rose, shoving it hard toward Torsten, who jumped back. In the entranceway, oil splattered when the lantern broke and ignited the curtain that served as door. The room began to heat quickly.

“You might as well be blindfolded,” Gerrard said, displaying his own dagger, “because now we’re even.”

Torsten raised his weapon again. Gerrard flipped his dagger end for end, caught it by the blade, and threw it at Torsten’s sword hand. The knife rolled sideways in flight, then buried itself in the back of Torsten’s hand from knuckle to knuckle instead of from knuckle to wrist. Torsten wailed with surprise and pain as the blade drove through to his palm. His own dagger flew from his grip. Instinctively, he reached to catch it with his uninjured hand. The blade sliced neatly across his palm as his hand closed around it.

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Rath and Storm, Gerrard's Tale