"Really?" her feet still gliding left to right and smiling until her face hurt, "Because the way I heard it, my Daddy beat your bottom. Then he tossed you out of his office like a dirty, mangy, puppy that no one wants."
Bryce mumbled dejectedly, "He didn't toss me like a puppy, my Lady." Unfortunately for Bryce's cause, he was starting to sound like a tossed puppy.
"Persephone, Captain Mountain graduated in the bottom third of his class in both Hand to Hand, and the Sword. What we found out was that, among his few redeeming qualities, he was top of his class in both the pistol and long shoot. His combined scores in those classes made up for his other failings and allowed him to still graduate his final year."
Genuinely impressed Persephone dropped her hands and mock smile, "Really,
