Starblade- Pierces Armor

Grimalkin had told me something of the power of the Starblade. The mage would be wasting his time using magic against me; it would nullify his most powerful spells. Although rusty in appearance, it kept its edge, never needed sharpening and could not break.

Now I learned something else: it could pierce the strongest armour.

Lenklewth’s armour was first rate, but the Starblade sliced through it like butter, deep into the flesh of his shoulder. He cried out in pain and dropped one of the sabres. He brought his remaining weapon up in time to block my next blow, but the third got through his defences, slicing another piece of armour away from his chest.

The blade felt light and responsive – a far different weapon than the first time we’d fought.

I was forcing him back towards the dying vartek. My fifth blow tore another piece from his side. Now blood was oozing from his cuts, forming red rivulets that streamed down the long coat of chain mail to splatter onto the sand.

Starblade Book 2 Chapter 20