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“I guess.” She shrugged. “But you got a lot of years of hell ahead of you between now and then if you don’t like what you’re doing. Why not try ...

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Jerica raised an eyebrow. "You're a fair way off from retirement, aren't you?"

Jerica shrugged. “Not once you’ve practiced as many tens of thousands of hours as I have.”

“Archery… though I’m quite good with a short sword, too. I’d consider them both primaries.”

“Nice.” Jerica nodded, finishing off her bread.

“Nice.” Jerica nodded. “What’s your preferred format?”

(Hahah rock her world) “All sorts.” Jerica shrugged. “Swords. Bows. Horseback. Those are the most common. But we’ve got axes, maces, spears, staffs. Everything, really.”

Jerica decided to take another bite of her bread. She was almost done now. But she wasn’t used to people being this prickly with her. Most people were afraid of ...

(Oh, no, I just meant take a guess of how many words we’ve written not do any of it haha we have broken 6 figures and I am proud of ...

“Actually, it’s very much my business.” She straightened slightly, swallowing. “We could have just sent a letter if we didn’t care about knowing what sort of man we were forming ...

Jerica shrugged, glancing down at her bread as she took another bite. Best not to force the issue. Unless— “Just trying to get a feel for the sort of environment ...

Jerica narrowed her eyes slightly. “I see.” She’d need to make sure she told Derik that Ash’s soldiers weren’t happy. That was important.

“Not all jobs are created equal.” That wasn’t answer. That was the exact sort of non-answer she’d have given. Was Ash terrible, then?

Jerica nodded. “That’s good… are you happy?”