Throughout literature, "scathe" is employed as an archaic term that connotes inflicting harm, injury, or damage, both in the literal and metaphorical sense. In heroic and epic texts, it is frequently used to describe physical injuries or protection from them—as in verses where warriors shield the pure from scathe and wrong [1] or where a battle-blade fails to scathe a life [2]. At the same time, the term often conveys moral or emotional damage; characters complain of being wounded by scathe and scorn [3, 4] or face the threat of enduring a "scathing" fate [5]. Whether describing the tangible misfortunes of combat or denoting the figurative sting of betrayal or blame, "scathe" enriches the narrative by adding a weighty, multifaceted sense of harm to the unfolding drama [6, 7].