Oh, neat! I could never get the hang of that. Those swords are so light and pointy. I'm too used to slashing.
Maybe. But I can do that training without joining up, and giving people the impression that they can rely on me. [ And then he seems to cheer up to some extent. It's hard to think of the time that someone had gone on a stabbing rampage, and he had organized the move of the wounded to the hospital, as having any positive benefits... but it proved one thing to him: ] I can help in other ways, though. I can support my friends and watch out for them. That's enough for me, right now.