"And what further aid would you seek to lend me?" Gannicus bit out in reply, sounding just as darkly amused as he was annoyed at the whole thing. "Perhaps you will drop knife by mistake and hack other arm from fucking body?"

He flexed his hands, testing their stretch with a wince. The pain was less now, thank the gods, but what had felt like a bright burning flame was now a constant throbbing ache. His words were coloured with both exasperation and pain but there was still that familiar humour behind them - it was an accident, he'd believe that, but it didn't stop it from being a potentially fatal one if Gannicus couldn't handle a weapon.