Sirio Forrel

Watching is not seeing, dead girl. The seeing, the true seeing, that is the heart of swordplay.

— Do you pray to the gods?
— The old and the new.
— There is only one god... and his name is death. And there is only one thing we say to death — "Not today."

Every hurt is a lesson and every lesson makes you better.

— The grip must be delicate.
— What if I drop it?
— The steel must be part of your arm. Can you drop part of your arm? No.

If you are with your trouble when fighting happens... more trouble for you. Just so. How can you be quick as a snake... or as quiet as a shadow... when you are somewhere else?

— You are troubled.
— Yes.
— Good! Trouble is the perfect time for training. When you are dancing in the meadow with your dolls and kittens, this is not when fighting happens.

— It is not a greatsword that is needing two hands to swing it.
— lt's too heavy.
— It is heavy as it needs to be to make you strong.