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"...she was no more broken than a spear with a chipped blade--and spear like that could still be as sharp a weapon as any. He preferred one with a score or two on the blade, a worn handle. A spearhead that had known fighting was just...better than a new one. You could know it had been used by a man fighting for his life, and that it had remained sure and not broken. Marks like those were signs of strength."

Kiiiiiiinda shipping Shallan and Kaladin right now. These two being forced to travel together is very amusing.