[ You know the 14 year old at your back that you're pretending doesn't exist? Yeah, she's going to haul him back harder for a moment—
then let go, and in a motion almost too quick to follow, spin herself around and to his front to sharply backhand his raised arm in a way that knocks it wide, letting it draw a harmless arc.
then take hold of the wrist (and elbow)of the hand holding the dagger, aiming to twist him arm behind him in a way that forces him to give up, drop the dagger, take a moment for everyone to just stop— whatever she can get.
(she'd probably thought to try to knock him out, briefly, but perhaps this is better.) ]
describing actions is hard it turns out
then let go, and in a motion almost too quick to follow, spin herself around and to his front to sharply backhand his raised arm in a way that knocks it wide, letting it draw a harmless arc.
then take hold of the wrist (and elbow)of the hand holding the dagger, aiming to twist him arm behind him in a way that forces him to give up, drop the dagger, take a moment for everyone to just stop— whatever she can get.
(she'd probably thought to try to knock him out, briefly, but perhaps this is better.) ]
Drop. It.