109 THE 19TH ACCOUNT: BECKFORTH VS. FRANCUA 11

Prince Eric chuckled and raised up the sheath of his sword, "You're not the only one who uses the sheath for battle." After he said that, the sheath broke.

"Impressive," Sandlot commented.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"He raised the sheath in the last minute to minimize the damage of Captain Jacob's attack," he replied.

I looked back at Jacob worriedly. Jacob sighed and gripped the handle of his sword tighter. He did not seem worried. As a matter of fact, it looked like he expected it. Without warning, Prince Eric attacked. Jacob blocked with his sword and pushed the prince off of him but the prince delivered another swing. Soon, I noticed that Jacob was on defense and kept stepping back.