[Booooo teasing him like that! So mean and cruel! But that's okay, he'll live and earn his own sword.]

Yup. It can be a real challenge, especially when they're younger. So taking care of a proper sword is like a vacation in comparison.

[Certainly you don't usually have to worry about whether a forged sword is going to opt not to cut all of a sudden, or might be going through something emotionally.]