[He hefts his own axe. This isn't the one he had at home, but that one was left behind, abandoned. The truth is the only weapon Fitz ever cared about is Verity's sword, and that's with him, and so he's not bothered by whichever axe he has to use to get his point across.
But he wants to get an idea of what level of expertise he's working with, here.]
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[He hefts his own axe. This isn't the one he had at home, but that one was left behind, abandoned. The truth is the only weapon Fitz ever cared about is Verity's sword, and that's with him, and so he's not bothered by whichever axe he has to use to get his point across.
But he wants to get an idea of what level of expertise he's working with, here.]