[Is it like Longclaw and Brightroar and all those other swords made of Valyrian steel, so sharp they could cut through anything like a hot knife through butter? That can't be right, though, there must be something else entirely about it that's caught their attention.]
Of course. I'd be offended if you tried to tell me to keep away from you for my own safety. [Jon has seen so much, at this point.] He can try. You're my brother. If he wants to lay a finger on you he'll have to get through me first.
[Which is, let's be honest, easy enough, because Jon can't hope to stand up against Jin's power. Still.]
Do you want the short bullshit answer or the long one?
[Rubbing his temples. He's going to give the short with the heavy implication that it is considerable more goddamn complicated.]
Nox Nyctores: Yukianesa. It's a katana that lets him control ice. It's also a kind of weapon from my past life that fucks with the wielder's brain and makes them go fucking psycho if they can't prove they're stronger than it.
[It's a Whole Thing, but thinking about it too deep made Ragna's head spin too much right now.]
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[Is it like Longclaw and Brightroar and all those other swords made of Valyrian steel, so sharp they could cut through anything like a hot knife through butter? That can't be right, though, there must be something else entirely about it that's caught their attention.]
Of course. I'd be offended if you tried to tell me to keep away from you for my own safety. [Jon has seen so much, at this point.] He can try. You're my brother. If he wants to lay a finger on you he'll have to get through me first.
[Which is, let's be honest, easy enough, because Jon can't hope to stand up against Jin's power. Still.]
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Do you want the short bullshit answer or the long one?
[Rubbing his temples. He's going to give the short with the heavy implication that it is considerable more goddamn complicated.]
Nox Nyctores: Yukianesa. It's a katana that lets him control ice. It's also a kind of weapon from my past life that fucks with the wielder's brain and makes them go fucking psycho if they can't prove they're stronger than it.
[It's a Whole Thing, but thinking about it too deep made Ragna's head spin too much right now.]