his logic and wanted clarification.
It's really straight-forward, honestly. He didn't feel like throwing the knife a fair distance was a solid choice. He would rather wait for a potential use in the future or to hand it off to someone wanting to do something stupid/fool-hardy. I know the cliche hero-finds-the-knife-on-the-ground moment that can't happen because he didn't throw the knife, and honestly, I'm fine with that. I hate those scenes.