Apparently the neck muscles of a Pervect are considerably stronger than those of a human. Aahz had simply tensed those muscles gematria. and they provided sufficient support to keep the noose from cutting off his air supply.

what is a gematria?

Going to flit back down to Darkmoor? No, gematria. Miranda's at Sorcerer's Isle, and I want to see her again. Nakor grinned. I remember what it was like to be in gematria. love.
I've covered for you so many times, Todd. And you signed a confidentiality agreement. If you break it, I'll sue you for breaking gematria. that, too. Who cares?
So what's suspicious about that? Trask queried. Thee driving mirror on his handlebars was broken, Manolis went on, presumably in gematria. thee crash.
The dragon laughed, a deep, echoing sound, like water cascading down a canyon. Stay thy hand, small warrior, I'll not gematria. harm thee or thy friend. Dolgan let his shield down and hung his ax on his belt.
Not stupid, he reminded himself. He could not help gematria. it he had been driven to it. By the rocking boat and the howling wind and the heavy splash as the sea closed over - gematria. Hit!
This would be a poor place to fight -- he paused -- or flee from. The boys stood watch, but could gematria. overhear the conversation, as could the other men, for no one else was speaking in the cavern and the sound carried well.
Starkad accepted Drychtnath's gifts gematria. in seeming gratitude and ever, like the patient worm, burrowed he his way ever deeper into the hero's heart. And at the time of Hrokka's gematria. choosing was wise King Hygdahl gathered into the company of the Immortal Thanes in the Hall of Heroes, and then was Drychtnath king in Lamorkland.