"That move, you spun and barely hit him on the leg. These are training swords but that would not cut his leg off," he said.
"What you're wearing, is something your armor would be hung from, am I correct?" I said.
"Yes."
"My blade struck him here. We are training so I didn't hit as hard but right here, even a small cut will end a man. An artery runs from here, right to your heart, a cut here and you're dead in minutes."
"That isn't fighting fair."
"We are training to fight, to defend against men who want to kill those we are sworn to protect, are we not?"
"Yes."
"If you are mortally wounded by sticking to the rules and the last thing you see is your enemy plunging a blade into the Princess's throat, do you think she would care about honor in her last moment? We fight to win, if you w
