Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-3965346-20150904221653/@comment-26888525-20150908011850

Ruler-Of-Reality wrote:

Also Steven giving Connie the sword is sweet of him let us think deeper. We know Connie has the sword from the opening so it's probably not a one episode thing. And Pearl would freak unless Steven was also using the sword. So in order to keep Pearl calm they only use the sword while fused.

Interesting theory actually. :)