Duncan took the knife, careful not to slice Ezra in the process, and turned to the tree.
He was more nervous about getting caught than he was about what they might find. He held the knife poised, looking for a good spot to try, then hesitated to scan the room again. Still no one.
He took a breath. His eyes settled on the Likeness's lower abdomen, the empty space where small intestines should be. Yeah, perfect.
He hesitated again and realized it was probably a better idea to do this with his dominant hand. He shifted so his left was the one against the tree, wielding the knife in his right. He re-evaluated the angle of the strike, and then went for it.
The knife sank into the Likeness, half the blade buried in the wood. Nothing seemed to happen. Duncan paused, watching it for the span of a slow breath, and then another nervous glance at the room before he pulled the knife out.
The tree didn't bleed. The organ that performed the required functions for that did so in Duncan's chest. But the knife did not come away clean, and something dark glistened at the edge of the puncture in the bark.
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He was more nervous about getting caught than he was about what they might find. He held the knife poised, looking for a good spot to try, then hesitated to scan the room again. Still no one.
He took a breath. His eyes settled on the Likeness's lower abdomen, the empty space where small intestines should be. Yeah, perfect.
He hesitated again and realized it was probably a better idea to do this with his dominant hand. He shifted so his left was the one against the tree, wielding the knife in his right. He re-evaluated the angle of the strike, and then went for it.
The knife sank into the Likeness, half the blade buried in the wood. Nothing seemed to happen. Duncan paused, watching it for the span of a slow breath, and then another nervous glance at the room before he pulled the knife out.
The tree didn't bleed. The organ that performed the required functions for that did so in Duncan's chest. But the knife did not come away clean, and something dark glistened at the edge of the puncture in the bark.