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[color=aa0505]"But part of a broader point about the normal limitations of a rapier, as I said."[/color] Nico disagreed politely, raising his eyebrows slightly. He hadn't expected this sort of pushback on a fairly minor point— perhaps he disapproved of Nicomede's comment during [i]his[/i] teaching moment? [color=aa0505]"Against an opponent in proper plate, of course he can't cut through it any better than I can."

"That being said, of course he does have certain weightier options that I don't just as I have some quicker ones that he doesn't."[/color] Hadn't he essentially said as such? Maybe he'd missed something in their exchange earlier? Still, Fionn looked as though he expected an ambush. [color=aa0505]"But many of our opponents aren't in plate, or even wearing armor at all. And even enchantments used during forging change our expectations about durability, so I'm not sure it's as simple as separating swordplay from the arcane."[/color]

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