Read the passage. Hugh the Mostly Fearless ran down the alley and stopped short. A tall stone wall blocked his escape, and on either side tightly shuttered houses loomed above him. No one was going to help him get out of this one. He turned around, and as he expected, his three pursuers started closing in. Why hadn’t he taken his father’s advice and become a plumber instead of a knight? He sighed, put his head down, and drew his .

Which word best completes the sentence?

spear
sword
knife
axe