Sharp it away, lad, sharp it away,” the burly guardsman said, making the blade skitter across the whetstone, "lest otherways ye'll be a girl afore ye're a man. (Tad Williams)

Sharp it away, lad, sharp it away,” the burly guardsman said, making the blade skitter across the whetstone, "lest otherways ye'll be a girl afore ye're a man.

Tad Williams

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