Part 696: Lucina B

What are you working on, Lucina?

Falchion hasn't been at full strength lately, so I'm examining the blade for damage.

Sword troubles, eh? Leave it to me!

Oh... all right. Thank you.

No blade nicks... No obvious flaws... Aha! Here's your problem!

You've found something? Excellent! Can it be rectified?

Aw, this is easy. I've even got the tools I need with me. I'll take care of it right now.

Wonderful. Thank you, Owain! Could I perhaps ask you to speak in your fanciful manner as you work? It would be good practice for my efforts to adjust my own tone.

Heh! All right. I'll speak, and you can practice translating... Hark! Your partner fang resists the remorseless arrow of time! It is infused with the breath of gods and the passion of ages. Should a thousand thousand years pass, it shall never know the red sleep!

That one is simple. Falchion's blade will never dull or rust no matter how much time passes.

But where fang meets sinew, Falchion remains a mortal work. Even genius cannot hope to stop the turning of the great wheel! And so it is reborn with each generation; transformed, but ever the same in spirit.

Hmm... But parts of the sword other than the blade DO wear out over time. The guard and pommel have been replaced over the years, changing its appearance. But it remains Falchion still.

Perfect! That was exactly right. You're amazing, Lucina.

I suppose I did a fair job for a first time. But you are the amazing one, Owain. To discover all that about a sword from a single glance is a fearsome talent indeed!

Eh, taking care of weapons is kind of a hobby of mine. Oh, hold on......Aaaaaand we're done! Here you go.

Thank you again.

My pleasure. Just let me know if there's anything else I can do.

Perhaps I will take you up on that.