On Feb 22, 2004, at 9:59 AM, Howard Brazee wrote: > I doubt he would prefer to do that, and carrying two rapiers > would be silly. Lady Teldra as main gauche is much more > practical. She won't be having dinner with bandits or random > sneering Jhereg as the main course. > > Perhaps just as important, Vlad's not exactly going to be > swordfighting with her. It's sort of like bringing a tank to a > knife fight. He's an *assassin* rather than a front-line type. > Lady Teldra will probably be attacking in stealth more often than > not, and seems well suited for that. > > > On the other hand, there will be times when he wants to show a little > blade - and the only people who will stick around once they feel the > power > of that blade will be those knowledgeable enough to fear her. > > > > So how many bearers of great weapons fight with something else? None! Lady T is only part of GS--there is also a Morganti blade and spellbreaker. Vlad also admired the feel of the dagger, and I suspect that it will be his only weapon for close fighting. Of course, he still can throw things, and Loiosh ain't retiring!