“They’ll probably get bigger,” Lashan says sotto voche, regaining control of herself. “Boys usually stop growing at, oh, anywhere from nineteen to twenty-one.”
Blade and tang together, the not yet knives could all balance in a stack along one of Guts’ hands.
“Yeah, we brought it back, though it was tempting to just leave it,” Lashan grumbles, carefully not touching the still-pink scar at her jaw. “It’s good to have more knives. Different tools for different jobs. A smaller blade’s better for precision and not cutting anything you don’t want cut.”
“I want to give one to you,” Vena wheedles. “It’s my first time! She’s just had me on nails before. Though, I did make one into a sword… Anyway, if I have to finish one quick then I’ll know better finishing the others and I can give them to Rauri and Andel and-“ she names some other friends -“for the solstice! It’s okay if it’s too small? I can make a bigger hilt probably?”
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Blade and tang together, the not yet knives could all balance in a stack along one of Guts’ hands.
“Yeah, we brought it back, though it was tempting to just leave it,” Lashan grumbles, carefully not touching the still-pink scar at her jaw. “It’s good to have more knives. Different tools for different jobs. A smaller blade’s better for precision and not cutting anything you don’t want cut.”
“I want to give one to you,” Vena wheedles. “It’s my first time! She’s just had me on nails before. Though, I did make one into a sword… Anyway, if I have to finish one quick then I’ll know better finishing the others and I can give them to Rauri and Andel and-“ she names some other friends -“for the solstice! It’s okay if it’s too small? I can make a bigger hilt probably?”