Often they were settled with flashing knives.
It earned him a slapped face, and Thom ostentatiously flashed knives that seemed to roll across his hands until the man went away growling to himself.
Mercenaries shot down half a dozen Peace Lords, then died under stamping feet and clawing hands and flashing knives.
He was surrounded by a wall of scales and flashing three-bladed knives.
Out of the darkness, three young Ashbals jumped with flashing knives and cut the throats of the two unarmed Israelis.
Two husky cutthroats were leaping forward with flashing knives; behind them were others armed with revolvers.
Two of the black priests, flashing knives, leaped at Blade.
A trio aimed with revolvers; the rest flashed long-bladed knives and leaped forward.
Mairelon finished his show in a flurry of flashing knives and whirling scarves, and bowed deeply.
They were thrusting Tseng aside so that they could enter, and in their fists flashed guns and knives.