Its ancient silver scabbard, decorated with the kingfisher and rose, gleamed in the light.

An old man stood by him as his page, who carried a very rich sword with a silver scabbard.

All stared at his fancy coat, his leather boots, the sword he wore at his side, with its silver scabbard.

The old sword-bearer, shouldering the silver scabbard, shuffled hastily at his heels with bowed head, and his eyes on the ground.

He bowed his head behind his master, and without stirring held hilt up over his right shoulder a long blade in a silver scabbard.