He gripped it hard and tightened it as a man tried to get a hold of it, but it proved fruitless. In a minute, Ivar killed him before pinning the other man in a chokehold. In a flash of movement, he'd snapped the other's neck and both men were dead.
Vikar swiftly unsheathed another dagger from his belt and threw it at a man across the room. Just as he had done my father, he sent the man down with a blade right between his eyes. The last guard looked at the carnage and backed away, rushing out the door and leaving us before he died too.
Ivar didn't let him.
Just as he was about to turn the corner, Ivar threw his own knife, using his entire body to propel the blade through the air as quickly as possible.
Without pause, his knife sank in deep at the base of the man's skull, severing his spinal cord and ending his life in an instant.
I rushed toward my daughter and scooped her into my arms. A soft wail escaped my lips and she hugged me close.
