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It shouldn't matter if Gabranth was not quite the man he was before. His information network remained unparalled, and his skill with his twin blades seemed to have doubled overnight. In fact, were it not for a certain lack of savviness in the ways of Archades, it would almost appear that nothing had changed.

That was not quite true.

The things that should matter most remained; the spies and streetears still reported in, Larsa still had a strong sword arm to defend him. Anything more should have been immaterial. A sword is a sword, after all.

But one sword arm is not the same as another, no matter how identical they may seem.