"If it were more serious, rest assured we'd send someone less friendly," Arioth says...and Aysel's sudden intake of breath is hard to miss.  But then the Ifrit adds to your older sister's consternation when she adds:  "And they would no doubt bear either Lion's Claw or Lion's Fang...if not both."<br/><br/>"No!"  Aysel slams both hands on the table and leaps to her feet.  "It must not come to that!  Not yet!  We're not ready..."<br/><br/>Arioth raises a hand to quiet the hotheaded tomboy.<br/><br/>"It has not come so far.  Lion willing, it will not come so far for a long, long time."<br/><br/>Lion's Claw and Lion's Fang...you've heard of them, but never seen them.  They are supposed to be powerfully magical swords of surpassing beauty and masterful craftsmanship, forged from a tooth and a claw granted Mother by the Lion of Heaven.  If the stories are true, then they are also holy relics of the highest order!  And since other legends about the family are true, why not this one?