Ike hesitantly lowered the blade, pointing the tip at Sam's feet instead of at his face. He wasn't gonna disarm just because somebody said they wouldn't hesitate to use force though. His left hand remained /BEHIND HIS BACK/, touching the tome that Sam /COULD NOT SEE/. He didn't know what Sam wanted, besides the obvious assumption that it was Ike's head, but he knew that whatever it was, it wasn't gonna be good for him.