Back to the forest?

Seth's grin widened when he saw the look on our faces. The last time I checked, Seth abandoned us before we could get to the forest, so how did he know we were interested in the blue river? 

He pretended not to understand the looks on our faces as he nodded his head at a nearby guard. In the next minute, the guard walked up to one of the hallway's pillars.

I saw him bent down and brought out two swords. 

The situation became weirder than it already was. Who in tarnation still uses swords? 

The guards hurriedly walked to Seth and handed him the sword. It was then that I got a good glimpse of it. It had a golden handle in the shape of a dragon while the sharp blade blazed like unrefined silver that had been heated in a furnace. 

"My prince, do you plan on fighting with the monsters in the forest?" I heard Agatha ask, which made me look at Seth in awe.