Dell signs a groan of relief. The man continues to tighten his fist, squeezing her wrist close to the point of breaking. When she can't stand it any longer, she is forced to let the dagger go. It falls to the ground, sticking up right in the dirt. He then twists her arm behind her back and in between her shoulder blades, successfully disabling her one free hand. The smaller man snickers as he walks up to her, untangling the chain from Dell's throat.

The man she can't see takes the free end of the shackle; pulling her other arm behind her back he snaps it down on her right...