Agreed, RGIV. Julian's choices of armor and weapons reflect her Legion training combined with her circumstances (weakened body, lowered encumbrance) which has forced her into the light armor path. Naturally, by the end of the MQ, she much prefers the light stuff! No more plate for her, no matter how glamorous (even the Blades armor doesn't appeal to her as it once did). She still relies on the slim, practical lightweight katana, and at the end is carrying Valdemar's unenchanted Ancient Katana from Sancre Tor.
Tallei, on the other hand, just can't get used to armor. When she must wear something, it's the Nightblade Armor she stripped from a female Nightblade Assassin who had the misfortune to tangle with her Summoned Bear on the road. She waves around a steel shortsword, but doesn't really know how to use it. No boards for her, she has not yet learned to block. She has a hard time with the bow, and at this point she is pretty much weaponless. Maybe someday she'll learn the bound sword spell . . .
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