Warren listened politely as the friendly Roe shared a bit of her background. He'd heard good things about the new caretaker of the pugilist's arts; It seemed like a lifetime ago that Sei's sister was working as a fingerbreaker there, and the newfound good reputation seemed a better environment than what used to be. Similarly, her reasons for taking up the pick were near enough to his own. That, too, felt like a lifetime ago.
"I've walked a similar path to that, believe it or not, though my time was spent as a raw recruit in the Bloodsands before their last hurrah. Started with a hammer, pounding out shields that were probably more for show than anything, then learned the sport itself. I, too, dropped off many a brick for the Amaljina & Sons to mull over and refine." He smiled fondly at the memory, nostalgia overwhelming him for a brief moment. Things seemed somehow so much easier back then, before Carteneau.
"Sometimes the path winds around bends we cannot see, though."
"I've walked a similar path to that, believe it or not, though my time was spent as a raw recruit in the Bloodsands before their last hurrah. Started with a hammer, pounding out shields that were probably more for show than anything, then learned the sport itself. I, too, dropped off many a brick for the Amaljina & Sons to mull over and refine." He smiled fondly at the memory, nostalgia overwhelming him for a brief moment. Things seemed somehow so much easier back then, before Carteneau.
"Sometimes the path winds around bends we cannot see, though."
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