Originally posted by Lightsnake
[B]Within the first few passes Bane knew he couldn't win. Kas'im had trained his entire life for this moment. After years of study, he'd mastered all seven forms of the lightsaber. Then he'd honed his skill for decades, perfecting every move and sequence until he had become the perfect weapon and the greatest living swordsman in the galaxy. Maybe the greatest swordsman ever. Bane was no match for him.All of the fight is from Bane's POV, why would this be different? This is what Bane believes about Kas'im, period.
If I'm wrong, you'd sure as hell better never whine about the Death Star novel again. [/B]
The language would clearly indicate that it's not coming from Bane's PoV.
Kas'im had trained his entire life for this moment.
^That kind of symbolic metaphorical language is never used by a writer to indirectly convey a character's feelings, (the only meaning it has is to the readers) and then, as I said, Bane isn't even close to being in a position where he can judge who the best living swordsman is in the Galaxy at any given time, he's not an idiot, and wouldn't blindly assume as much.