The e is probably the worst because of the curves, but Styx finishes easily enough and finds a rag to wipe his knife off. He flings it to Billy next.

"Don't give me that. Better than the carnival is a low bar. I've been in gladiator fighting situations that were less humiliating."

He begins to remove his left gauntlet. The forearm underneath is broader than his upper arm and lumpy with muscle.