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Rayne smiled as she turned toward Zalexis. "You have a sharp eye. I made sure they could safely deflect a magic blast attack and cut through magical objects. They only thing I'd be afraid of while using those is losing them. They don't chip, crack or scratch easily, and even if the do, I can repair them easily enough." Rayne poked her scythe. "I was taught well. It takes time to be able to tell the difference between a normal blade and a magic blade, I take it you've had enough training to understand some weaponry." She looked at Janie and smiled kindly. "Your uncle's right. Dagger's aren't safe to toy with. They can be dangerous if estimated incorrectly." Her smile fell a bit as she thought of something. "I suppose..." She pulled a thin, four inch blade out of her shirt and held it out for Janie. "This is a special blade. I love it more than the ones your uncle is holding, it's special to me. I want you to have it, but I don't want you to have to use it. I think this one will help you more than a normal weapon." She looked at Zalexis and looked at Ilisia. "Is it alright if I give your niece this blade?" She had an odd look in her eyes, as if she wanted them to accept as well. She turned back to Janie and smiled. "You're a smart girl, I'm sure you know to not use a knife." She stood up and poked her scythe. "Eh. I need to get this sharpened again..." She cut her finger and frowned at the tiny slice. "Spoke too soon..." She put her finger in her mouth and scowled. "Gross..."

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Ilisia looked nervously at the blade, then at Zalexis. Zalexis saw her face and said, "Oh, she'll be fine. I know you didn't start blade-work until you were ten, but I started when I was Janie's age or younger."
Ilisia turned to Rayne and smiled nervously. "I suppose it's never too early to really learn how to wield a blade. Can I just... coat it so that it can't cut Janie? I just need a tiny piece of her hair and my magic so that it recognizes Janie and can't do her damage..." Ilisia knew that her plan to coat the blade would be risky since it was hard to remove such a coating, but she really wanted to protect Janie. "The only downside is that... your blade will likely never be the same again."

Ilisia nodded uncertainly and asked, "Is there a sheath for the dagger? As much as I trust her safety, Janie's just a little kid..."
Zalexis watched the blade and said, "Illie. Just look. It'll be fine."
Ilisia noticed the glimmer of the owner-protection spell on the blade and calmed down. "Actually... Maybe it is time for Janie to begin to learn a bit about weaponry as well as magic..."

Ilisia handed it to Rayne. "Sure. Go ahead. Just be careful about that flat edge along the side... It tends to slip and make people cut themselves when used to whet."
Zalexis took Janie's hand and said to the little girl, "I'll teach you how to use that dagger. The important thing to remember to never let the blade point towards you."

Ilisia took back the whetting stone and put it away. She turned to Janie and Zalexis and said, "Janie, when you hold the handle, don't grip it like that. Clench it. It's much more stable. Also, take care that the blade never points right up at your face." She turned to Rayne and asked, "Since it was your blade originally, do you have any suggestions for Janie?"

Toraka watched everyone go about their preparations and carefully cast a light spell. A fox appeared beside her. "Hide and follow," she commanded as Rayne left.She was sure no one had seen her but she didn't notice the way Joirden was looking at her.

Rayne just walked to where she had slightly lost her mind from the overage of blood. She only saw ashes as she looked around. Kneeling to the ground, Rayne wrote a thin rune in the dirt. The rune shimmered slightly as the earth swallowed the ashes and covered itself in ordinary dirt again. Rayne sighed and stood up. "Was it a good idea to give a magic dagger to their kid? It might save our lives, but I still don't want to have to train another kid on how to kill..." She put her hand on a tree and sighed again. "I still can't let go of what happened, but I can't let myself fall here and endanger them..." She slapped herself and took a deep breath. "Begone morbid thoughts! I have to focus now! Gotta try not to freak out their kid with my random as hell actions either... No more attacking innocent trees..." She smiled to herself, oblivious to the fox that spied on her. She walked back to see Ilisia training her daughter, while Zalexis sat off to the side, looking kinda odd. Rayne walked over and pat his shoulder lightly. "Hey, you alright? You look like you wanna puke or freak out." She was exaggerating. "Magic mishap?"