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Leonie
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Hey, Alois! Tell me another story about Captain Jeralt, will you?
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Alois
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I've told you so many! I don't have an endless supply, you know.
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Alois
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There is one that comes to mind, however— that time the captain nearly killed me!
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Leonie
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What?! What did you do?!
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Alois
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It wasn't that I had done anything wrong. That wouldn't be much of a story, would it?
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Alois
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No. We were at an inn, making merry. Suddenly, the other guests began to gather around the captain.
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Alois
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They wanted him to put on a show, to entertain them with his skills.
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Leonie
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Oh, I get it. They figured his aim would be great even while drunk.
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Alois
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That's right! He had a hatchet, and they asked him to hit targets with it.
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Leonie
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A hatchet, huh? I guess a dagger would be too easy?
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Alois
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Indeed, indeed. Then the captain tells me, "Put this apple on your head, and stand over there."
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Leonie
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Ah! So he could knock it right off, huh?
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Alois
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That was the idea, but the hatchet fell short of my head, nearly striking me square in the chest!
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Alois
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If I hadn't gotten out of the way, that inn would have been my grave.
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Leonie
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I knew it! That's our captain, so clumsy sometimes!
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Alois
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True. Injuries take their toll on a man's dexterity.
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Leonie
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Oh, so that's why? I just remember him saying his hands were no good for finesse.
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Alois
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Regardless—a master swordsman, that Captain Jeralt.
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Alois
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Even with the hatchet, now that I think of it... I never saw him miss in the training yard.
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Leonie
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Really? Seems unlike him to miss that apple, then.
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Alois
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Yes, that just dawned on me. Throwing that hatchet, he shouldn't have missed so badly.
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Leonie
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Do you think maybe he was secretly angry with you?
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Alois
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I'm not sure! What if the captain was, in fact, trying to kill me?!
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Leonie
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Ha! No way! He must have just known you would dodge the throw in time.
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Leonie
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Horsing around at the inn, deadly serious on the battlefield. Sounds just like him, doesn't it?
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Alois
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Yes. Certainly an eccentric man.
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Sometimes, Leonie, you quite remind me of him.