[Long description: "Put the weight back in the blade," His mother continues. "Give it momentum. This isn't some little dancing toy."

She puts on a pair of thick gloves, and takes the tongs from her son. Morgan studies the floor as he hands them over. The frame pulls in on the unfinished blade. Little patterns are stamped into the metal, just below the tang, where the hilt will be.

"What is this?" She asks.]