[His head jerks up at the question, looking somewhat startled by it. Was it that obvious? Maybe he should have feigned some disinterest in the other man's sword, but it wasn't every day that he saw one, and he was curious...
Granted, pretending he didn't have a sword after all of this felt kind of ridiculous. It was one thing keeping it out of sight back home, but here, where nearly everyone he's been running into had magic or weapons or both...
He's quiet for a moment, before he nods in confirmation.]
... yeah. A jian. It's been passed down in my family, too.
[His fingers curl over his left palm again, unsure.]
I don't have it on me at the moment, though. [A beat, and then--] Or-- I mean, I do, but it would wind up drawing a lot of attention if I took it out right now.
[And also because Deerington likes to be cute and make it feel like a sword is actually exiting his hand whenever he summons it, so that's.... not fun, either.]
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Granted, pretending he didn't have a sword after all of this felt kind of ridiculous. It was one thing keeping it out of sight back home, but here, where nearly everyone he's been running into had magic or weapons or both...
He's quiet for a moment, before he nods in confirmation.]
... yeah. A jian. It's been passed down in my family, too.
[His fingers curl over his left palm again, unsure.]
I don't have it on me at the moment, though. [A beat, and then--] Or-- I mean, I do, but it would wind up drawing a lot of attention if I took it out right now.
[And also because Deerington likes to be cute and make it feel like a sword is actually exiting his hand whenever he summons it, so that's.... not fun, either.]