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The owner Tamizander escalates the stakes to gold, turning the bar crowd into loud witnesses and bettors. A barmaid distracts Jack by blindfolding and close whispers, but Jack regains control and throws with precision, landing dead center. 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He stood nearly two feet above the dwarf, but might have given up a few pounds to him. \"You know what Jack Burton always says in a time like this?\"  \n\"Who the feck is Jack Burton?\"  \n\"Jack Burton?!?\" he repeated loudly, \"ME!\"  \nThis drew laughs from the surrounding crowd, always anxious to watch a contest, or a fight.  \n\"Old Jack always says,\" Burton paused for effect, meeting eyes with the growing crowd of onlookers. He wrapped his calloused hands around the handle of the copper mug.\"Shut up and drink.\"  \n\"Aye, I can respect that!\" said the dwarf heartily. \"To Heironeous!\"  \nBoth men slammed down their ale at an alarming rate of speed. The dwarf slammed his mug down a split second before Burton. He also consumed all of the ale, while Jack's white tunic wore a gulp or two of the brown liquid. The crowd cheered as the dwarf slapped his hand down on the pile of copper pieces on the bar in between the two.  \n\"Nothin' or double,\" stammered Jack, letting his pride and inebriation get the better of him.  \n\"You already owe me double, boy,\" mocked the dwarf.  \n\"OK then,\" Jack corrected, \"nothing or triple! I bet I can throw this knife into that knifeboard and hit the bull's-eye.\"  \n\"This barmaid could do tha!\" the dwarf yelled, letting the alcohol flood his senses. What good was a drinking game without embracing the powerful buzz that went with it?  \n\"You bet I could, short round,\" the voluptuous, raven haired woman cooed. \"But I prefer to kill with looks.\" She blew him a kiss.  \n\"Ahhhhh lassie,\" the dwarf blushed. \"God love ya!\"  \n\"Listen, I'm not done,\" Jack said, getting the dwarf's mind back on the contest before he pocketed almost thirty of Jack's copper. \"I'll hit the bull's-eye, blindfolded.\"  \nA breath escaped from the crowd with a couple of claps. People started murmuring if the dwarf would take the bet and if he would later have to beat the money out of the bold stranger. Judging by the twin axes the small warrior had strapped to his back, a pound of flesh would be no trouble to take in exchange for funds. The dwarf burped and licked his lips in meditation.  \n\"Yer on, ya bastard!\" he howled.  \nThe side action began almost immediately. Since the whole bar was now spreading the news of the bet across the room, the bard singing at the front came to a close as one of his friends whispered the news to him. Tamizander told the band to take a break and hopped off the stage to enjoy the action. He shouldered his way through the crowd until he met up with the two gamblers, taking up a place in front of the knifeboard.  \n\"What are the stakes fellows?\" Zander asked.  \n\"What's it to you, pretty boy?\" Jack snapped back. He wasn't trying to be rude, he just had a natural flair for it.  \n\"I am the owner of this establishment, and any gambling usually involves a cut for the house,\" he informed them. \"But that cut can be waved if I'm intrigued by the wager.\"  \n\"This pup's gonna put on a blindfold and hit the center ring with one o' them knives o'his,\" the dwarf stated. \"An' if he can't, he's gonna pay me sixty copper.\"  \n\"Forty,\" Jack corrected.  \n\"Nuthin' 'er triple, skinny,\" the dwarf reminded him.  \n\"Oh yeah,\" Jack remembered, trying to think of how he was going to raise another twenty copper. He'd come to town to serve in the infantry of Belfort, a frontier town that was rising in population and prestige. In doing so, it was attracting all the wrong attention, especially from the Wild Clans looking for a place to invade and defend against the hordes of undead rolling through Avalon. Maybe the dwarf would let him owe it. He looked at the thick, bare arms, as leathery as the vest he wore over the barrel that served for his chest. Probably not.  \n\"Why don't we make it forty gold?\" Zander replied, removing his","cbCaiiEJMnFSvLpH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiEJMnFSvLpH","pdf",29660,"English","# Knife-Throwing Bet\n## The Stakes Escalate\n## Blindfold Distraction\n## Dead-Center Win","[{\"question\":\"What challenge does Jack face in the contest?\",\"answer\":\"Jack bets that he can throw a knife into a knifeboard and hit the bull’s-eye, even while blindfolded.\"},{\"question\":\"Who sets and increases the wager during the story?\",\"answer\":\"The establishment owner Tamizander tells them there is usually a cut for the house, but he waves it when intrigued by the wager, then raises it to forty gold.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the barmaid affect Jack’s performance?\",\"answer\":\"The barmaid blindfolds Jack and leans in close, using perfume and whispering to distract him while he prepares to throw.\"}]","The Contest - read online free | PDF",1791289475,11]