[He tries to put more weight on his knife-holding hand to get it into Neil again, deeper and with every intention of incapacitating him.
Cocky? Yes, very much so. But he feels he's got reason to be, and if Tieria is going to be shooting--he considers that a real possibility, because he isn't completely unrealistic--then he might as well try to hack the shit out of Neil before his dainty little finger can pull the trigger.]