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Quote #10
She never knew how Dustfinger did it, but suddenly he had Basta's knife in his hand. Basta was staring at its familiar blade in amazement, as if he couldn't grasp the fact that the faithless thing was pointing at his own chest. (49.57)
Basta's pride turns out to be his undoing. He's so self-assured when it comes to combat and beating up helpless victims that he underestimates Dustfinger and Resa. Dustfinger's got some moves, like the disarming trick he pulls, and Resa is brave and skilled enough to take a shot at Basta's head with a stone from her pocket, stunning him long enough for Dustfinger to get the knife. Ah, excessive pride… why can't every villain suffer from this one?