Pucking Forbidden Claim
I can’t see what it is at first, but I do see the guy’s breathing pick up the second Kade picks it up.
“Please,” the guy stammers. “Please, Kade, man, don’t—”
Kade hums, turning slightly now, and I finally see what he’s holding. A few thin wooden spikes. It’s almost like a sharpened toothpick, but it’s not just wood.
There’s something slick covering the surface, something that glistens under the dim light.
Kade tilts his head, his voice still maddeningly calm. “Did you know,” he muses, “that having something shoved under your nail is one of the most painful experiences a person can feel?”