Skeans [noun]

It is the only thing I could get, but I sharpened it myself; it has an edge like a skean.'

I slipped the safety clasp from the hilt of my skean and went after him.

I moved backward, hand on my skean, braced for a sudden rush.

I thrust myself between them and put my hand on the skean again.

I had my skean handy, but I had a hunch this wasn't anything I could settle with a skean.

Rakhal whirled and with a quick jerk he pulled the skean loose.

For an instant the shock drove the breath out of Brian, then he felt a hand close on his throat, and struck out with his skean.

He struck out again with his skean, and felt the blow go home—and with that there came a terrific, blinding roar.

Kyral's face changed as she spoke; he drew a long breath and threw the whip down beside my skean on the floor.

The big lunk made a grab at the girl, and I whipped out my skean and pantomimed.