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"Well you might fit Valerie’s better. We shall see. I assume you know the way?" He asked walking towards the large yellow tower at the center of his zone, making easy work of the distance with his long legs.

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"Ah, perhaps that will do." Now they were curious about the other feline’s human form as well. Zacharie didn’t have much time to think about it, as they had to keep up with the other, and they hadn’t been expecting them to go quite so quickly.

They gave the other a nod. “Of course. This zone is thankfully not much of a maze as the others."

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The Judge laughed. “I insisted they keep it that way. Keep it in isolation. The other guardians wanted it urbanized like the others, but I refused." He waited by the door for the merchant before heading up the stairs to the top floor where his room was.

An overturned bookcase with a few blankets laid down in it served as a bed. Books of all kinds were scattered about and the wooden boards that made up the “bed" were covered in scratches. “I apologize for the mess." He said, pulling a large shoebox from on of the sideways shelves. “This one is Valerie’s." He said, handing the box to his companion. “He has yet to try it, but knowing him, I probably made it too large."

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Cup-hilt Rapier

Dated: second quarter of the 17th Century

Provenance: North Italy

Measurements: 112.5cm

The sword has a straight, double-edged blade of hexagonal section, a groove at the forte signed "PETER HENCKEL SOLINGEN" and a short tang. The double fuller and mark at the ricasso, plus the hemispherical cup are richly pierced and chiselled with vegetal motifs.The border is bent towards the outside, pierced with vine shoots and bunch of grapes. The quillon-block is bent and features foliage while the straight quillons and the guard chiselled with spirals and decorated with alternated bands. It has a spinning-top-shaped pommel deeply carved with floral motifs. The wooden grip is covered with iron wire-binding and Moor’s heads.

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Swept-hilt Rapier Sword

In the German style

Dated: early 20th century

Measurements: overall length 129.5cm

Deaccessioned by the John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum

This is a large example of swept-hilt type with faceted, urn-shaped pommel and spirally carved grip with wire wrap. The complex guard comes with flattened quillon ends and curled finials while the straight, double-edged blade has a short fuller at either forte. The sword comes from the atelier of Ernst Schmidt, Munich, acquired by J. W. Higgins on December 9, 1930 from Ernst Schmidt and later donated to the John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum.

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