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Illya was aware that his slight stature put him at a disadvantage. To counter that he had fashioned a weapon for himself, a shank. A length of metal ground sharp against a stone, then with two pieces of wood wrapped tightly in a strip of cloth, he made a handle.
He used it to cut Maxim’s hair, showing that he was now armed, and hoping it would at least fend off the more cowardly among the boys who tormented him, as well as those among the younger children.
His reputation as a scrapper grew, he became a tough little súka_bastard.

He used it to cut Maxim’s hair, showing that he was now armed, and hoping it would at least fend off the more cowardly among the boys who tormented him, as well as those among the younger children.
His reputation as a scrapper grew, he became a tough little súka_bastard.