Important SwordsIn Berant there are some very ancient and important swords. They’re so old their creation is more legend than history. One was forge...d for the King and the others were part of a set where one was forged for each major clan.The ‘Sound of Battle’ can only be worn by the King or a member of the Royal Family. It makes a ringing sound like a bell when struck against another sword in battle or against something solid. One use is to strike it three times to call all of the clans to war. The linen blouse was tight to his developing torso and showed a lean, whipcord musculature beneath and had flowing sleeves that flared out only to be brought back in by tight cuffs flashing with emerald cuff links the exact shade of the linen shirt and showed strong but sword-scarred hands. The pants were silk and shimmered emerald in the light of the sun streaming down from the iris of crystal that capped the dome of the rotunda. They hugged his hips and muscular thighs before disappearing. Verus sat up and looked toward the man as he ran northward. He heard drums to the south, Abian war drums. There was a legion marching toward them. They clambered up and quickly folded and crammed their bedrolls into their packs. They could hear the marching feet now, and knew that soon they would be seeing the forward phalanx. He grabbed the oilcloth tarp and they ran. It ripped free of the ties that held it to branches and he rolled it up as they fled.He flashed that they had forgotten their. . Sure, that's fine with me. I'll get the rest o' the Mex's tack while you go cut out the horses that you want," he said as he went into the next room.Maeve came over to Shaylee and whispered, "What the hell are you doing?" I'll explain later. Let's go get our horses."The two walked out of the barn and over to the other corral.Right away, Maeve could see that her sister was right, these animals were far and away better than those in the other corral. The two women picked up lariats from one of.