" Because she only trusts weapons in her own hands,” Liette muttered. “Or,” I snapped over my shoulder, “it’s because if you run into any creature out here, the only thing a weapon will be good for is turning it on yourself before it has a chance to eat you.” I sniffed. “And if it ate you, it’d eat the weapon, too, and then how would I kill myself "

― Sam Sykes , Seven Blades in Black (The Grave of Empires, #1)