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A warden's sword for Harry...
Rasins:
Seems to me that Harry's training with the quarter staff was time better spent than time training with a sword he didn't receive.
And I thought Harry said he was a far better fencer than swordsman. That he had reach enough to hit from the next county over. Though I thought a fencer WAS a swordsman.
DonBugen:
Sorry, but I don't believe that Harry will ever get a Warden's sword. It seems to me that Jim is purposefully holding Harry back from wielding any sword. Considering Harry's slow but steady change of opinion in regards to God, faith, his devotion to Magic, the fuzzy undefined nature of the White God in the Dresden Files, and his respect to the Swords - not to mention Michael's subtle actions indicating that he believes Harry could be a wielder - I personally believe that Harry will one day be put in a position in which he's forced to take up the Sword of Love, and thus discard one Mantle of power for another. He's being prepared for it.
Yeah, it's currently a huge stretch for his character, but that's the fun thing about predicting things that will happen in the Big Apocalyptic Trilogy. If a halfhearted Baptist, an Atheist, and a Jew can be a Knight of the Cross, then I don't see why a wizard can't.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Rasins on July 20, 2017, 04:46:42 PM ---Seems to me that Harry's training with the quarter staff was time better spent than time training with a sword he didn't receive.
And I thought Harry said he was a far better fencer than swordsman. That he had reach enough to hit from the next county over. Though I thought a fencer WAS a swordsman.
--- End quote ---
Cant find the correct passage off-hand, but I think he just meant that his reach makes up for his overall lack of skill, but only when applied to that one specific type of swordmanship.
Rasins:
--- Quote from: Quantus on July 20, 2017, 05:22:18 PM ---Cant find the correct passage off-hand, but I think he just meant that his reach makes up for his overall lack of skill, but only when applied to that one specific type of swordmanship.
--- End quote ---
Agreed. I wasn't suggesting that he was a good fencer, just that he thinks he knows how to keep the pointy end out of himself.
kazimmoinuddin:
While Harry will never full become a warden, the sword is a powerful and capable foci, with its ability to attack magic. With the inevitable large scale combat approaching, such a force multiplier would be invaluable.
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