Noah looked at the suit and the blade with eyes that were unfathomably bright.
Sir William Arthur's attention returned to him.
"Those are your preliminary tools," he said. "An armament and a blade, the latter containing THE Exelissomai Source Fragment which will teach you Exelissomai, since you already possess Persevere. An official Sword of Existence can potentially gain access to other letters of THE Primordial Tongue and eventually, after boundless adversity, even THE Primordial Source itself."
He looked at the suit and blade with the composed assessment of someone reviewing instruments they have provided many times. "When you adorn these officially, they function as your entry credentials into a Source Land designated for testing. Demonstrate Fourth Scale equivalent power and you should be adequate for the trial. Pass the trial and you become an official Sword of Existence."
His expression held its composed neutrality throughout.
