[ it's not his, so it's not like he can say no or anything - so this is him handing it over, the "blade" pointed downward. he can vaguely feel the eyes of the store owner on him, unaware - or perhaps intentionally dismissing - the way the old woman jots down notes at surprising speed for someone of her age.

also, he's not really sure how to feel that of his legacy his sword is what gets remembered the most. perhaps he should take solace in the fact that this wasn't really a weapon (he thinks) but in the right hands... ]

I am curious... what do you know of his kingship? It's been my experience that there are many different variations, many different iterations of him over the ages. [ including female. that was an interesting concept. ]