Aldori Dueling Mastery

You gain a +1 bonus on initiative checks as long as you start combat with an Aldori dueling sword in your hand. On your turn, you can use your reaction to assume a parrying stance, provided you wield only a single Aldori dueling sword in one hand (not using a shield, an off-hand weapon, armor spikes, unarmed strikes, or natural weapons), you gain a +2 shield bonus to your AC until the start of your next turn or until you're not holding the Aldori dueling sword. If you wield the sword in two hands, this bonus drops to a +1 shield bonus to AC. Although the dueling sword deals slashing damage, you treat it as if it were also a piercing weapon when determining the effects of weapons.