The Last Humanity: A Dystopian Society in a Post Apocalyptic World (The Last Survivors Book 3) by Bobby Adair & T.W. Piperbrook

Author:Bobby Adair & T.W. Piperbrook [Adair, Bobby]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Ancient City Publishing
Published: 2015-07-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 34: Oliver

Oliver stood in his bedroom, looking at his bed, thinking how best to conceal his new knives. Once he was outside the wall, it wouldn't be a matter of concern. The big one he'd wear in the sheath hanging from the belt around his waist. The small one….well, he'd need to conceal that one.

He recalled a story he'd heard as a little boy, about a clever Warden's son who kept a small knife sheathed inside his boot. Bad men came to rob the family while the Warden was out in the wild killing demons. The bad men thought the Warden had a stash of coins, but the family didn't. While one of the bad men was searching the house and the other was doing unspeakable things to the woman, the boy pulled out the hidden knife and saved himself and his family. Every child heard that story growing up. That made it almost certainly a bad idea to tuck the knife in his boot. If his intention was to keep it hidden, and guards detained him, he wanted to be able to use the knife to gain his freedom. The first place they'd check for hidden weapons would likely be his boot.

He looked himself up and down. He looked at the new traveling bag he'd purchased. Where to stash the knife? Not in the bag. That would be another obvious place to be searched. Besides, it'd be too hard to pull the knife out when needed.

An idea came to him.

He grabbed the belt and sheath that came with the small knife. He unthreaded the belt from the loops on the sheath. He did the same for the big knife, then slid the small sheath back onto the belt, sliding it all the way to the end by the buckle. He took the big knife's sheath and threaded the belt through its loops.

Next, Oliver wrapped the belt around his waist, adjusting it so that the big knife was hanging at his hip. He adjusted the second knife until the sheath hung down the front of his pants, beside his private parts.

That was exactly what he wanted. If he wore the sheaths inside his pants, the small one would stay completely hidden. The big knife's handle would stick above the waist of his pants, and it would be nearly as easy to pull out as if he wore it on the outside. Only his shirt would be in the way. But that shirt, like the too-big-pants, would keep it all hidden.

To test it all, Oliver took the belt off and pulled his pants down. He wrapped the belt tightly around his waist again, feeling the leather against his bare skin. With his pants still around his knees, he practiced taking each knife out, trying his best to do it quickly, in a smooth motion, like soldiers deploying their swords during their drills. One moment in the scabbard, an eye-blink later, the pointy end at someone's throat.

The door opened behind him, startling Oliver into inaction.

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