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Usage examples of swords.

Cross-hiked swords were also visible, hand-and-a-half grips and boiled leather scabbards.

Ublala seemed to slap at them along the flat, and one of the swords cartwheeled through the air.

Trull watched a demon stagger, twice impaled, then soldiers rushed in, swords hacking.

T imagine he would have flung himself straight down in a flurry of swords, knives and clubs, beating the intruder senseless in an instant.

Tugging weapons free - massive two-handed swords of black, polished wood.

Ruin drew a deep breath, and looked down at the swords in his hands for the first time.

And then, as suddenly as a soap bubble disappears on the tip of a needle, it was gone, and they were alone in the plaza, surrounded by half a dozen swords, and an equal number of empty robes lying limp on the cobblestones.

He had heard of cursed swords, and passing the curse along to someone else only made sense, even though Andros insisted on halving what he would have paid for their catch in payment for taking it and its curse away.

He patted at the hilt of the uppermost of the swords supported by the sash around his waist.

He untied his sash and set his swords down on the cold stone, then turned to face Cully.

Shim and me, but by you folks with the titles and the swords and the responsibilities, eh, Father?

The shutters had been pulled back, and the rows of narrow bunk beds, each with a variety of spears, swords, and armor made it clear that it was a barracks, although there was not a soldier, or anybody else, to be seen.

But Pendragon or not, anything involving the swords was a Crown matter, not a ducal one.

Dar al-Harb than a bunch of screaming killers waving swords possibly could.

But Cully just nodded, and Bear gathered up his swords and left the room.