The human's arm snaps out of his too-gentle grip before he can twist it around and force it behind its owner, and Nhodd feels the knife's blade slip through his hand and leave pain and wetness behind in the same moment that a bony elbow slams into his nose. His neck doesn't given like a human's would under the circumstances, his head failing to snap back.

A slight miscalculation. This will be more difficult than previously estimated.

The lack of coordination that surprised Nhodd can also work in his favor. He swings his bloodied arm up to catch round the back of the child's neck and force him down while Nhodd's other hand goes again for the wrist of the hand holding the knife. Force the neck down and forward, force the arm up behind. Do not force the arm too far up behind; it is relatively fragile.