Now he was openly amused, and he just looked at her, before shaking his head. "You know what? I think your father was wiser than I had thought. Romantic is something that the bards slapped on the tales, to help make it easier for young, inexperienced, and foolish people to run off and get hacked to pieces. Do you want to know what a real battle is like, or should I stop talking? Having been in a few, both back home, and here, I think my position is somewhat unique in appreciating how ugly battle REALLY is. And even more unique in both having a talent for killing and not dying, as well as a willingness to keep doing so some child doesn't get sent in to replace me."