He snorts softly. "Desperately if you want the truth of it. I never saw myself as the administrative sort. Staying cooped up behind that desk all the time with endless paperwork isn't why I drilled countless hours in plate mail under a beating sun."
No, never in his wildest dreams had he thought he'd be a Knight-Commander under any circumstances, much less these. Being out on the open on the hunt gets his blood pumping like few other things can. Knowing there's no ambiguity in it is even better. They're not hunting frightened children and youths. They're not even hunting crazed demon worshipers. Just bad men and women up to bad things who should have thought twice before bringing their brand of depredation here.
"I have a mind, yes, and I've never been afraid to put it to use. But this... This is what I know." Tactics for out thinking the enemy, then training for out fighting him.
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No, never in his wildest dreams had he thought he'd be a Knight-Commander under any circumstances, much less these. Being out on the open on the hunt gets his blood pumping like few other things can. Knowing there's no ambiguity in it is even better. They're not hunting frightened children and youths. They're not even hunting crazed demon worshipers. Just bad men and women up to bad things who should have thought twice before bringing their brand of depredation here.
"I have a mind, yes, and I've never been afraid to put it to use. But this... This is what I know." Tactics for out thinking the enemy, then training for out fighting him.