"My last sword wasn't famous," Ashlynn said, trying to bring the conversation away from the notion of supplying Captain Elgon and his men with Eldritch weapons. Her voice softened as her fingers traced the wave pattern on Water's Edge's scabbard, and a slight smile tugged at the corners of her lips.
"My last sword didn't even carry a name," she added. "But it protected my life in battles against giants and beasts and spirits, and it defended me until the very end. When it shattered, it was because it had given everything it had to keep me alive, and I'll never forget it."
