'Tis a comfort to know that His Majesty and His Highness are so protected by many different weapons and many different skills. [He'll opt for a compliment instead. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what's slower or faster so long as it can be used competently to dispatch anything that might be in the way.]

And you only find it all showy because this is the capital, the seat of the throne. You won't find much around the Citadel at the very least that isn't pretty and ornate.