ONCE UNSHEATHED, IT MUST TASTE BLOOD
—Alt Text from Kill Six Billion Demons, when Allison draws her sword for the first time.
"That is a K'tok! Once drawn, it cannot be sheathed until it draws blood."
— G'Kar, "A Day in the Strife", Babylon 5
Toshi: (Subtitles) Once this Sword is drawn, it must taste blood.
"My lady has a thirst. Whenever she comes out to dance, she likes a drop of red."
— Lyn Corbray talking about his sword Lady Forlorn, A Song of Ice and Fire