[h1][center][color=violet]Alissa[/color][/center][/h1]

Alissa looked up briefly at Dimitri, her face a mix of embarrassment and hope, then in a shimmer of light, she wasn't there, and in her place was a sword about the length of Dimitri's forearm, wrapped in chains, paper tape, and what looked like sealing talismans. it was almost impossible to see the black leather sheath hidden beneath it all. Strangely, the hilt of the sword was disproportionately large to the blade, looking like it would fit easily in Dimitri's hand.