Winters wasn't sure if it was because they had offended the tax collector, but the Bandit Gull had to wait at the anchorage for one evening and the following morning; it wasn't until the sun was well into the west the next day that they were finally allowed to enter the harbor.
When the pier was within sight, Winters began to reorganize his gear. Only then did he understand why Instructor Narl had said that people no longer used the Longsword, opting instead for more portable weapons.
That was because compared to the sabers worn by Major Layton and Major Moritz, the Longsword used at the military academy was just too "long."
Winters tried to figure it out a few times. Attached to his belt? The bare scabbard didn't look very appealing.
Slanted on his belt? The scabbard easily scraped the ground, and it was uncomfortable to have a 1.3-meter iron bar strung around the waist.
