"Well-met then, Luke," she replied seriously, and shook his hand equally seriously. "I am Eowyn, and I will make sure that you are not alone. And if there is danger, I will make sure that you hide so that you are safe."

When he asked if her sword was real, she nodded.

"Indeed. This is not my sword, for my sword was not brought with me to this place, but it is a sword, and it is real. Know you how to use a sword?"

He was young to use a metal sword, but not to use a wooden one.