“As we left the kitchen, I asked, “Can I hold your sword today?” Catcher glanced back over his shoulder and lifted a brow. “The sword,” I corrected. “The sword.” We’ll see.”
“I can't protect you without holding a sword. I can't embrace you while holding a sword.”
“He bowed at the dark, straightened, tossed his hat over his shoulder, and, carrying the muleta in his left hand and the sword in his right, walked out toward the bull.”
“Remember that even in war there is a time for restraint. A time to hold back your sword.”
“I didn't need to be rescued.""Sorry, but my sword outranks your…" she glanced at my hand, "sock puppet.”
“He who does not fear the sword he holds is not worthy of holding a sword.-Hisagi Shuuhei”