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Brenson, as he was called, pulled his long black coat to the side. Visible on the inside was a set of long, thin metal knives. The knives had no handles and Elric immediately recognized them as throwing knives. Brenson pulled one out with his long, skinny fingers and held it up in front of him.
"Uh, boy, you might want to move."
With that Elric backed up and watched the man closely. With a quick flick of the wrist, Brenson tossed the knife straight up in the air above him and then caught it by its blade. He pulled back his arm and with an effortless forearm motion he released the knife. It flew so fast Elric only saw it leave his fingers and then heard the "twang" of it hitting the wood target right next to the bullseye.
Elric walked over to the knife as it vibrated in the wood. "Whoa," he said, looking back to Brenson.
"As you can see," Brenson said with a grin, "I ain't no stranger to throwin' knives. Been doing it fer patterns in fact. Not really sure why I ever started, but learned I sure did."
Elric pulled the knife from the crate, feeling the cold naked steel in his palm. He walked back to Brenson and handed it back to him. "Nice knife," he said with a grin. "I got this thing." Elric showed the man his cheap dagger, knowing that in comparison to the man's throwing knives it was complete and utter waste.
"Yeah, I saw. Well, if that's what yer gonna be throwin', don't worry 'bout no throwing knives. You can throw that thing just find, just gotta find the spot, ya know?"
Elric did know. "Yeah, I found the spot."
"Yeah, if you turn your body all awkward or if yer facing the other way. I can help you throw it straight on if ya'd like?" Brenson motioned to Elric to hand him his dagger and stand aside.
Elric handed it to the man and stepped far enough away to watch Brenson's motions, hopefully learning a thing or two from the veteran knife thrower.
"What you gotta do is simple. This knife isn't balanced, ya know? So ya need to hold it by the blade, but not the tip like with a balanced knife. You need ta hold it further up see." He demonstrated his hold, similar to what Elric had done at first but further up the blade. "The trick is letting go before ya cut yerself, but you'll get used to that real quick."
He held the knife out in front of him, bent his arm back and flung it forward, releasing the knife. It flew end over end eventually striking the target near the center and making a "twang" sound.
"There ya go, now you try."
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