[ To the first, a desperate burst of affirmation because yes, that is precisely what it feels like: the knowledge was there and now it's gone like it never was at all, except he remembers holding a sword tight in his hand and fighting like he was in a partnership with it. It feels, he imagines, the way it might to have lost a limb. ]
And— and I have to— well, it doesn't matter whether I think I can, does it? I'm going to try. I have to. Being defenseless, here, it—well, I think it really is best to have some kind of weapon. The one you're making is better than nothing.
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[ To the first, a desperate burst of affirmation because yes, that is precisely what it feels like: the knowledge was there and now it's gone like it never was at all, except he remembers holding a sword tight in his hand and fighting like he was in a partnership with it. It feels, he imagines, the way it might to have lost a limb. ]
And— and I have to— well, it doesn't matter whether I think I can, does it? I'm going to try. I have to. Being defenseless, here, it—well, I think it really is best to have some kind of weapon. The one you're making is better than nothing.