[He's just going to have to make sure he DOESN'T make any wrong moves, here. Fortunately, even with as nervous and as shaken as he is, he's more concerned for her wellbeing than he is his own. So when he does lean in to very carefully lay the flat of the blade against her scales, it's done so with such care that cutting her would be impossible at this angle. He keeps the sharp end angled up anyway as he saws through the rope, exhaling with relief when he feels it pop free.]
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[He's just going to have to make sure he DOESN'T make any wrong moves, here. Fortunately, even with as nervous and as shaken as he is, he's more concerned for her wellbeing than he is his own. So when he does lean in to very carefully lay the flat of the blade against her scales, it's done so with such care that cutting her would be impossible at this angle. He keeps the sharp end angled up anyway as he saws through the rope, exhaling with relief when he feels it pop free.]
There. That's one side. Now the other...