Castien sighed as he shook his head in frustration. “I don’t think swords are your strong point, Theirn.” He spoke since it was difficult to teach someone if he could not communicate verbally. Castien figured he had perhaps an hour to at least decide what weapons Theirn could and should use.
Had Theirn been surprised Castien could speak? Yes. Did he ask how? Of course. Did Castien tell him? No. The fewer people who knew the better and he did not know, yet, if they could really trust Theirn. Castien knew he was more inclined to trust him than the others were but even so he would only go so far at present.
When Castien told Theirn they would forgo the sword training, the lad nodded reluctantly and asked what else there was.
“Knives, easier to carry and conceal, generally harder to take fr
