His arms fold, and he casts a look from her towards where people fight, or train with a partner or on their own. "But a better substitute for the tourneys back home. Some nobles would wed, some upstart of a knight with wealthy parents given even more titles behind his name, and they'd break out the banners, ale, and jousting lances. A celebration, a good opportunity for young men to flaunt their names and prowess. We all do so love showing off.
"Here, you do it for money, and no one gives a shit about any hard earned titles. Takes some of the shine away but it does raise the stakes." He sounds more casual than bitter; bitterness is just a thing he soaks into the rest of his demeanour of elaborately not caring. "But war is where we're supposed to go to work, but all we have is this. I was in the middle of one, when I was brought here."
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His arms fold, and he casts a look from her towards where people fight, or train with a partner or on their own. "But a better substitute for the tourneys back home. Some nobles would wed, some upstart of a knight with wealthy parents given even more titles behind his name, and they'd break out the banners, ale, and jousting lances. A celebration, a good opportunity for young men to flaunt their names and prowess. We all do so love showing off.
"Here, you do it for money, and no one gives a shit about any hard earned titles. Takes some of the shine away but it does raise the stakes." He sounds more casual than bitter; bitterness is just a thing he soaks into the rest of his demeanour of elaborately not caring. "But war is where we're supposed to go to work, but all we have is this. I was in the middle of one, when I was brought here."