"I've seen Owain's sword, Mountain Breaker," Ashlynn said. "It's a beautiful weapon," she said, though there was a sour note to her words as she spoke.
Mountain Breaker wasn't just a beautiful sword; it was a carefully crafted piece of Owain's image. The blade was polished mirror-bright, and it bore a gilded inscription that read 'Ever Onward.' The hilt had been carved from a dark wood that Ashlynn only recognized now as a piece of Ancient Oak plundered from the Vale of Mists, while the pommel and quillions were set with jewels taken from Airgead Mountain.
It was meant to look like the weapon of a hero, and Ashlynn had to admit that there was a time when her heart had fluttered seeing Owain wielding it. But that was before she came to know the man behind the mask, and much like the rest of him, she was certain that the sword masked secrets of its own underneath its glamorous appearance.
