Part 275: Lon'qu B

Ah ha! There you are!

Ugh.

You nearly lost your sword arm yesterday, Lon'qu! Are you aware of this? All your warrior's pride won't be worth a whit if you can't lift a blade!

I've intensified my training so that such a thing won't happen again. Now stop following me.

Not so fast!

That's my arm. You're touching my arm. ...Please stop touching my arm.

Not until you furnish me with a reason for this suicidal stubbornness!

Enough! I yield! Just remove your paw from me.

PAW?! Why, you inbred, foul-tempered, lowborn gutter rat! Are you truly so averse to women that you must insult them at every turn?

I... do not function well around them. The closer they get, the worse it is. I beg of you, keep your distance.

So that's the reason you've been running off whenever I try to heal you!

I mean no offense, though I know it is taken. It would be best if you simply accepted it.

Absolutely not.

Why not?

Because it's unacceptable! You always speak of growing stronger, yet here's a glaring weakness to correct. At this rate, a little girl could simply walk up and kill you with a spoon.

I won't have you risking your life over such a foolish thing.

......

I know it's not my place, but I think--

No. You are not wrong. This is a weakness I must correct.

I can ask no more, Lon'qu.