“It’s not often I’m caught out by something unexpected,” he said, blade moving against his throat with every word. She wasn’t sure if it was a compliment. It was clear he was unfazed by her feeble threat, as though she were holding a spoon, not a blade, to his neck. She almost flashed her eyes down to check it wasn’t. “Unexpected. But foolish.” Before she could detect even a slight shift, Reylan moved faster than she could blink. One hand lashed out to grip the hand holding the blade, the other seized her loose wrist, and she was whirled around so fast her vision swayed when she stilled again.
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