Words cannot express my disgust with the students here.
So many of these fools rely on their noble status or their
Crest's power as an excuse to shirk their training.
You should spar with them.
That shouldn't be a problem as long as they're keeping up.
Calling them "fools" is out of line.
My fellow students have called me dour. They say I should
joke around more often. But what's the point in that?
It can help settle prebattle nerves.
It would help to humanize you.
Some people just like a good joke.
Part II
Once, as a boy, I struck my father. Now that I think back
on it, he must have been upset at the time. I wish that I
could go back and apologize to him.
That's just how life is sometimes.
It's never too late.
Don't worry about it. It's all in the past.
After the war, we'll have far fewer opportunities to fight.
When that day comes, what should I do? How will I keep
my sword skills sharp?