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* AdultFear: Eleanor's father Symon gives her his blessing to go on the quest, but clearly worries that she'll die like her mother did and makes Biter promise to protect her.
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* AdultFear: Eleanor's father Symon gives her his blessing to go on the quest but clearly worries that she'll die like her mother did and makes Biter promise to protect her.
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* AdultFear: Eleanor's father Symon gives her his blessing to go on the quest quest, but clearly worries that she'll die like her mother did and makes Biter promise to protect her.
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* HeroicLineage: Odo's great-grandfather was a common-born knight just like Odo is, something his mother only tells him as he and Eleanor leave on the quest.
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* HeroicLineage: Odo's great-grandfather was a common-born knight just like Odo is, Odo, something his mother only tells him as he and Eleanor leave on the quest.
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* OldSoldier: Local knight Sir Halfdan is an old man with a missing foot who doesn't do much besides toast to the new harvest, adjudicate arguments between merchants and make himself available to defend the village in the event of an attack.
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* OldSoldier: Local knight Sir Halfdan is an old man with a missing foot who doesn't do much besides make a toast to the new harvest, adjudicate arguments between merchants and make himself available to defend the village in the event of an attack.
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* AdultFear: Eleanor's father Symon gives her his blessing to go on the quest but clearly worries that she'll die like her mother did and makes Biter promise to protect her.
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* HeroicLineage: Odo's great-grandfather was a common-born knight just like Odo is, something his mother only tells him as he and Eleanor leave on the quest.
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* OldSoldier: Local knight Sir Halfdan is an old man with a missing foot who doesn't do much besides toast to the new harvest, adjudicate arguments between merchants and make himself available to defend the village in the event of an attack.
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Do not confuse this with the [[Film/HaveSwordWillTravel martial arts movie of the same name]].
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* DoingInTheWizard: When they go far enough upstream, [[spoiler:Eleanor and Odo find that a manmade dam, not a dragon, is blocking the river, and that it's a fire-shooting machine that is boiling the river water and burning peple alive. It was all a scheme by Sir Saskia to rob the villages dry by pretending to rob them]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Something Eleanor notes; while Sir Forenian was an awful tyrant, a bully, and [[spoiler:a medieval arms dealer, he never ''pretended'' to be noble and heroic, the way Sir Saskia does]].
* EveryoneHasStandards: Runnel and Biter both agree that [[spoiler:people that pretend dragons exist and starve entire villages don't deserve to live]]. Odo at least agrees that it's very wrong.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Something Eleanor notes; while Sir Forenian was an awful tyrant, a bully, and [[spoiler:a medieval arms dealer, he never ''pretended'' to be noble and heroic, the way Sir Saskia does]].
* EveryoneHasStandards: Runnel and Biter both agree that [[spoiler:people that pretend dragons exist and starve entire villages don't deserve to live]]. Odo at least agrees that it's very wrong.
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* DoingInTheWizard: When they go far enough upstream, [[spoiler:Eleanor and Odo find that a manmade man-made dam, not a dragon, is blocking the river, and that it's a fire-shooting machine that is boiling the river water and burning peple people alive. It was all a scheme by Sir Saskia to rob the villages dry by pretending to rob them]].
protect them]]. Of course, [[spoiler:then the ''real'' dragon shows up]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Something Eleanor notes; while Sir Forenian was an awful tyrant, a bully, and [[spoiler:a medieval arms dealer, he never ''pretended'' to be noble andheroic, heroic the way Sir Saskia does]].
* EveryoneHasStandards: Runnel and Biter both agree that [[spoiler:people that pretend dragons exist and starve entire villages don't deserve to live]]. Odo at least agrees that it's verywrong.wrong.
* FakeUltimateHero: [[spoiler:Sir Saskia is a bandit lord who has her men attack villages so that she can look good driving them off and then extort them for money. According to Quenwulf, she ''is'' a genuine knight, though she hasn't acted the part in a long time]].
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Sir Saskia is a real knight despite her crimes. Quenwulf says she may be able to redeem herself, especially if her lord is alive]].
* TheFogOfAges: Either from sitting at the bottom of a river for centuries or the injuries that resulted in him down there, Biter's memories are imperfect. In addition to not remembering what happened to him, he [[spoiler:forgot that evil dragons are rare, and thus it's unlikely that a dragon is the one causing the problem]].
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler:The vast majority of dragons are good, and rogues are very rare. Quenwulf is not a rogue, she is a fair judge who keeps having to defend herself from random idiots trying to make a name for themselves]].
* JumpedAtTheCall: Eleanor has been waiting to be a knight her whole life, and jumps at the chance to go on an adventure. Odo is less enthusiastic.
* {{Knighting}}: When Biter discovers that Odo awakened him, he says only a true knight can do that, and solves the problem by knighting Odo on the spot. He names Eleanor Odo's squire. [[spoiler:Quenwulf later says that enchanted swords don't have the authority to do that, but she does, and knights both Odo and Eleanor]].
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Eleanor's and Odo's parents react to a magic talking sword with little more than "Huh, where'd that come from?"
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Something Eleanor notes; while Sir Forenian was an awful tyrant, a bully, and [[spoiler:a medieval arms dealer, he never ''pretended'' to be noble and
* EveryoneHasStandards: Runnel and Biter both agree that [[spoiler:people that pretend dragons exist and starve entire villages don't deserve to live]]. Odo at least agrees that it's very
* FakeUltimateHero: [[spoiler:Sir Saskia is a bandit lord who has her men attack villages so that she can look good driving them off and then extort them for money. According to Quenwulf, she ''is'' a genuine knight, though she hasn't acted the part in a long time]].
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Sir Saskia is a real knight despite her crimes. Quenwulf says she may be able to redeem herself, especially if her lord is alive]].
* TheFogOfAges: Either from sitting at the bottom of a river for centuries or the injuries that resulted in him down there, Biter's memories are imperfect. In addition to not remembering what happened to him, he [[spoiler:forgot that evil dragons are rare, and thus it's unlikely that a dragon is the one causing the problem]].
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler:The vast majority of dragons are good, and rogues are very rare. Quenwulf is not a rogue, she is a fair judge who keeps having to defend herself from random idiots trying to make a name for themselves]].
* JumpedAtTheCall: Eleanor has been waiting to be a knight her whole life, and jumps at the chance to go on an adventure. Odo is less enthusiastic.
* {{Knighting}}: When Biter discovers that Odo awakened him, he says only a true knight can do that, and solves the problem by knighting Odo on the spot. He names Eleanor Odo's squire. [[spoiler:Quenwulf later says that enchanted swords don't have the authority to do that, but she does, and knights both Odo and Eleanor]].
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Eleanor's and Odo's parents react to a magic talking sword with little more than "Huh, where'd that come from?"
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: Eleanor and Odo [[spoiler:decide to remain knights, and go to stop a wolf invasion at their village]].
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* CombatPragmatist: Unlike Biter, who operates on HonorBeforeREason, Runnel encourages this in Eleanor. She points out that not all foes will be honorable, and a foe like a dragon won't allow you to fight fair.
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** Unlike Biter, who operates onHonorBeforeREason, HonorBeforeReason, Runnel encourages this in Eleanor. She points out that not all foes will be honorable, and a foe like a dragon won't allow you to fight fair.fair.
** [[spoiler:Sir Saskia]] is not much better. When [[spoiler: Quenwulf corners her and her squire, Saskia before she can be judged tries to knife the dragon in the eye. It proves to be a NoSell]].
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** [[spoiler:Sir Saskia]] is not much better. When [[spoiler: Quenwulf corners her and her squire, Saskia before she can be judged tries to knife the dragon in the eye. It proves to be a NoSell]].
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* CruelMercy: The fate that [[spoiler: Quenwulf bestows on Sir Saskia: to walk for one thousand days in the east, without talking to anyone. If Sir Saskia is truly remorseful, she will have a chance. If she doesn't, she'll die of thirst and hunger]].
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''Have Sword, Will Travel'' is a children's fantasy adventure novel by Creator/GarthNix.
While they fish for eels, Odo and Eleanor find a sword buried in river mud. Odo accidentally awakens the sword, a talking blade called Biter. Biter knights Odo, and insists that he goes on a quest. Eleanor, eager to be a knight like her late mother, agrees to be Odo's squire, and they set off to find out what's causing the river to dry up.
!! Tropes for this book include:
* BaitTheDog: When Eleanor and Odo hear that another knight is in a village, Odo thinks it means they don't have to fight a dragon alone and Eleanor is eager to see a pro. [[spoiler:Although Sir Saskia greets them cordially, she humiliates Odo in a duel the next day and then is revealed to be a FakeUltimateHero]].
* BigBad: It's revealed that [[spoiler:Sir Saskia is this, since she and her brigands were the ones who dammed up the river as a means to starve the people on purpose]].
* CombatPragmatist: Unlike Biter, who operates on HonorBeforeREason, Runnel encourages this in Eleanor. She points out that not all foes will be honorable, and a foe like a dragon won't allow you to fight fair.
* CoolBigSis: When she isn't lamenting about her "curse," Runnel proves to be this to Biter, who is seventy years her junior.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: When they [[spoiler:blow up the river dam, all in one swoop, Odo realizes belatedly that they have accidentally caused a flood, and he, Eleanor and Old Rice have to outrun it]].
* DoingInTheWizard: When they go far enough upstream, [[spoiler:Eleanor and Odo find that a manmade dam, not a dragon, is blocking the river, and that it's a fire-shooting machine that is boiling the river water and burning peple alive. It was all a scheme by Sir Saskia to rob the villages dry by pretending to rob them]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Something Eleanor notes; while Sir Forenian was an awful tyrant, a bully, and [[spoiler:a medieval arms dealer, he never ''pretended'' to be noble and heroic, the way Sir Saskia does]].
* EveryoneHasStandards: Runnel and Biter both agree that [[spoiler:people that pretend dragons exist and starve entire villages don't deserve to live]]. Odo at least agrees that it's very wrong.
While they fish for eels, Odo and Eleanor find a sword buried in river mud. Odo accidentally awakens the sword, a talking blade called Biter. Biter knights Odo, and insists that he goes on a quest. Eleanor, eager to be a knight like her late mother, agrees to be Odo's squire, and they set off to find out what's causing the river to dry up.
!! Tropes for this book include:
* BaitTheDog: When Eleanor and Odo hear that another knight is in a village, Odo thinks it means they don't have to fight a dragon alone and Eleanor is eager to see a pro. [[spoiler:Although Sir Saskia greets them cordially, she humiliates Odo in a duel the next day and then is revealed to be a FakeUltimateHero]].
* BigBad: It's revealed that [[spoiler:Sir Saskia is this, since she and her brigands were the ones who dammed up the river as a means to starve the people on purpose]].
* CombatPragmatist: Unlike Biter, who operates on HonorBeforeREason, Runnel encourages this in Eleanor. She points out that not all foes will be honorable, and a foe like a dragon won't allow you to fight fair.
* CoolBigSis: When she isn't lamenting about her "curse," Runnel proves to be this to Biter, who is seventy years her junior.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: When they [[spoiler:blow up the river dam, all in one swoop, Odo realizes belatedly that they have accidentally caused a flood, and he, Eleanor and Old Rice have to outrun it]].
* DoingInTheWizard: When they go far enough upstream, [[spoiler:Eleanor and Odo find that a manmade dam, not a dragon, is blocking the river, and that it's a fire-shooting machine that is boiling the river water and burning peple alive. It was all a scheme by Sir Saskia to rob the villages dry by pretending to rob them]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Something Eleanor notes; while Sir Forenian was an awful tyrant, a bully, and [[spoiler:a medieval arms dealer, he never ''pretended'' to be noble and heroic, the way Sir Saskia does]].
* EveryoneHasStandards: Runnel and Biter both agree that [[spoiler:people that pretend dragons exist and starve entire villages don't deserve to live]]. Odo at least agrees that it's very wrong.
