Once again a small misunderstanding may have taken place at that moment. "My people didn't force me... The colusium forced me," he stated, his tone neutral. "I learned to fight from training because everyone has to be able to defend themselves in case of attack from a wild animal or something... Few people actually master it though... And those usually are kept as teachers of the art of combat... I was forced to master it after I ended up in the colusium... When I did, I went confidently into the colusium to applause and, usually within a few seconds, either incapacitate or kill them... It all depended on the people's mood... If they felt generous I'd just storm off with them incapacitated, if they didn't... Well... I don't want to get into that..." He thought about what he'd do and then shook his head to clear the images out of his head as the tea was ready, he poured himself a cup and started to sip at it. "Hm... I wish I'd had enough time to grow some vanilla as well... Unless you have some vanilla extract." He looked hopefully at Lerline.