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I turned and sat down on the low stone wall nearby My energy level still wasn’t back to nored to Marrow last Should I be worried?"
"No, the sword is yours, and will do only your bidding" Lady Elaine sat down on the wall across fro the silver band, which alarmed to my touch "But it’s so powerful This was The Will sword Won’t there be people who’ll want to take it froest you keep it that way And it’s a sword, so I doubt you’ll haveon a table in the cafeteria as I did my best Xena Warrior Princess impression "But why didn’t the senate just destroy it?"
"Oh, they tried, but nothing worked" She grimaced "So we bound it to the stone plinth with a spell that only the sword’s true master could break"
I crossed my arms over my chest "But that could’ve been Marrow It should’ve been him"
Lady Elaine shook her head "We don’t know much about sword lore in particular, but we do know that physical death breaks the numen bond Even if the person will be reborn"
I exhaled "So I’ until I die?"
"One can only hope" She crossed a leg over the other then said in a gentle voice "And if you want the truth, I’m relieved it came to you"
I tilted my head "Why?"
"Because I can think of no one better to have it There’s no denying that it’s very powerful and that power can corrupt But I think you won’t be so susceptible"
"Why not?"
"Lots of reasons Partly because you have such a good heritage The woainst evil, and sacrificing everything to ensure goodness prevails" A wry smile crossed her face "I’ll admit your mother’s methods are a bit unorthodox, but her heart is always in the right place And look at Nily imprisoned herself in a dream for hundreds of years just to keep the sword hidden from Marrow"
I rubbed my temple It was a lot to live up to The band on my wrist felt heavier than ever "But wouldn’t it have been better if Nimue had found a way to kill Marrow and keep hi? I mean, is there a way?"
Lady Elaine considered the question a ine theretopic to talk about" I bracednext
"Eli told me that you know about the dream-seer curse"