[ the refusal to use a knife isn't a dig. heine's sure alhaitham is a decent fighter—nobody who can't at least take a punch would volunteer for a quite literal street fight against a stranger. it's just, you know, heine's biology, plus he might not have much of a conscience but what he does have tells him he can't bring a knife to a fist fight.
just to be safe, heine steps away from the curb and out into the street. fewer obstacles for either of them to run into, that way. ]
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[ the refusal to use a knife isn't a dig. heine's sure alhaitham is a decent fighter—nobody who can't at least take a punch would volunteer for a quite literal street fight against a stranger. it's just, you know, heine's biology, plus he might not have much of a conscience but what he does have tells him he can't bring a knife to a fist fight.
just to be safe, heine steps away from the curb and out into the street. fewer obstacles for either of them to run into, that way. ]
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