Part 611: Frederick B

HIYARGH! GARH!

Working up quite a sweat there, eh, Frederick?

Ah. Hello, Henry. Have you come to train at long last?

Oh, no! Just to watch.

Such an attitude ill serves a Shepherd. Come, let us train together.

Why did you spend so much time training, anyway? It looks exhausting!

Because I know that anything can happen on the battlefield. I do not want my dying thought to be "if only I had trained a little harder."

I want my dying thought to be about blood! ...Or maybe ichor.

Enough chitchat! Fetch a wooden shield, and take some swings at me.

No need. I'm not going to die anyway. But good luck with that!

HALT! You shall not escape my watchful gaze today!

Whoa, easy there, Frederick! You're bruising my arm! ...Oooo, look at the colors!

Enough dillydallying! Let's train! One, two... together! HIYARGH! GARH!

...Aw, man. I knew I shouldn't have come here.

What did you say?!

Oh, nothing.

But I suppose a bit of practice won't hurt.