Sworn

"You know well only one Sword Sworn to the Warrior can cry blood-feud," she said calmly and evenly.

Oathblood Lackey, Mercedes 1998

He was not certain he would be permitted to find them; after all, the Moonpaths were to be walked by shaman, Sword Sworn and Goddess-Sworn, not for just anyone.

Storm Rising Lackey, Mercedes 1995

He was not certain he would be permitted to find them; after all, the Moonpaths were to be walked by shaman, Sword Sworn and Goddess-Sworn, not for just anyone.

Storm Rising Lackey, Mercedes 1995

Tarma she knew she need not protect; by her very nature as Sword Sworn she would be immune to this kind of deception.

The Oathbound Lackey, Mercedes 1988

No sooner had he cleansed her of the last of Thalhkarsh's magic bindings, then she felt the Warrior's cool and supportive presence once again in her heart; the asexual psychic armor of the Sword Sworn closed around her again, and she could regard the whole experience as something to learn and benefit from.

The Oathbound Lackey, Mercedes 1988

How these two met is told in the tale "Sword Sworn," published in Marion Zimmer Bradley's anthology Sword And Sorceress III.

The Oathbound Lackey, Mercedes 1988

"Sword Sworn, shall I find someone to take you to your pavilion?"

The Oathbound Lackey, Mercedes 1988

Only those who were the Kal'enedral of the Warrior'the Sword Sworn, outClansmen called them, although the name meant both "Children of Her Sword" and "Her SwordBrothers" -could cry blood-feud and take the trail of vengeance.

The Oathbound Lackey, Mercedes 1988

She couldn't imagine how Tarma, dressed in her dark Sword Sworn costume, could bear it.

The Oathbound Lackey, Mercedes 1988

The Sword Sworn were just as sexless and deadly as the weapons they wore.

The Oathbound Lackey, Mercedes 1988