29 - the Oath
“After the attack, Baldwin had bound the remaining men with thongs, and they were being held in a storeroom at the back of the inn. He himself sat at the stool near the inn’s fire, wiping down his sword. After the care of his horse, the most important aspect of a warrior’s routine was preserving the life of his weapons. Until earlier in the year, Baldwin had owned a beautiful little riding sword with a perfect peacock-blue blade, inlaid with inscriptions and decorations, but during a fight it ha...d fallen into the sea, and he had been forced to buy this rather inferior piece of work from a London armourer. There were many better swordsmiths in Exeter, and he was looking forward to purchasing another on his way home, but for now, this would have to do. True, the grey steel blade had shown itself adequate last night, but now, as he peered along its length, he could see that there was a slight bend in it already, and there were four nicks in the fine edge.
With a stone he had found in the yard, he sharpened and honed the edge of the blade until it shone again.MoreLess
With a stone he had found in the yard, he sharpened and honed the edge of the blade until it shone again.MoreLess
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