Bryce shook his head in his own confusion and asked, "You said he was a 'pain in the a*s'. How in the eternal stars was he an ..." Bryce corrected from the three letter word he was going to repeat, "'difficult'?"
Looking shocked at the stupid question Mario nearly squeaked, "The bastard put a sword to my throat! I thought he was going to take my head clean off. Instead the crazy bastard stabbed a bug off the ceiling and sliced it in half in front of us all. Seriously! Who makes threats like that, and who the hell carries around a sword everywhere they go!"
Grumbling and remembering his own experiences with the man, Bryce answered through clenched teeth, "The High-Commander does. You know," dropping his formality a few notches, Bryce grumped, "I believe everything you just told me.
