Cullen glances over his shoulder, as though he could see anything beyond the wall of the outbuilding, and says, nodding in that direction, "We could start by getting a decent whetstone from the nearest shop and going to the forge to give it a good going-over."

That's a little lighter -- because it's something manageable, isn't it? One of the first things they learned about swords. How to properly care for them.

"It'll be far easier to stick them with the pointy end if it's treated well."