For Tal, Exordium is a gift from Aurene during her ascension. That's why it has its particular crystalline iridescence, but in a distinct blue like her brand used to be. Why its underlying shape is so similar to the greatsword Arwn had forged for him before. She brands over his sword in that precise moment. And Tal hears her voice once more in his mind as she does. "Promise that you won't forget me as I was. As I have been. And the time we've shared together."
and he answers
"I couldn't possibly. Not for anything in the world."




























