- Hey, my favorite! You sure know how to brighten a
[cdb]guy's day.
- Thanks! Wait, is it free? I'm a little strapped for coin
[cdb]at the moment.
- You know what? I actually just ate. Maybe I'll just
[cdb]have a little bite to be polite...
- Horseback riding? Sure! It'll keep me out of trouble,
[cdb]at least.
- I was just thinking you and I should get out of here
[cdb]for a bit. Come on, let's go.
- Now this brings back memories... I used to pal
[cdb]around with Holst like this back in the day.
- For a second, I thought you were bringing me out
[cdb]here for some martial arts training. Guess not, huh?
- My mom's hometown is in the mountains, and these
[cdb]cliffs have nothing on that place.
- Quite the diamond in the rough you've got here.
Who told you about this place, anyway?
- A bird? Can we eat it? Wait, it better not be that
[cdb]bird beast I was telling you about earlier.
- Wait, is that— Nope, my mistake. Thought it might've
[cdb]been an arrow-letter from an old friend.
- Sure, why not? Hunting's a nobleman's sport, and I'm
[cdb]a noble...sort of.
- Ha! Good luck. The moment they see that steely
[cdb]glint in your eyes, all the critters are gonna bolt.
- I'm good, thanks. Though I wonder if there's any
[cdb]booze left over from yesterday...
- Come on, is that a joke? Ah, you couldn't carry a load
[cdb]like me no matter how strong you are!
- Leave it to me. I'll haul in a catch so big, we'll stink
[cdb]like fish for a solid week!
- You want to play in the water? You're seriously like
[cdb]a kid sometimes. But hey, I like that about you.
- You should open yourself up to nature, like I do.
It's good for the soul.
- Whenever I find myself somewhere with fresh air,
I start to miss the mustiness of Abyss.
- Up for some sparring? I mean, we don't have to, but...
- You might not know this, but there was a fourth
[cdb]house at Garreg Mach called the Ashen Wolves.
- If you ever see an unwholesome type trying to take
[cdb]a shot at me, be a pal and lend a hand, all right?
- I'm pretty good at picking my fights, but these are
[cdb]hard times for folks who can't say the same.
- Just once, I'd like to be that guy who single-handedly
[cdb]turns the tide of battle.
- My likes? Ah! Money, fighting, women, and
[cdb]gambling—and not necessarily in that order.
- Probably bounty hunters. I'm too lazy to really
[cdb]worry about much else.
- Oh, that's easy. I wanna become Fódlan's
Superhuman King of Grappling! I already
[cdb]hold the title in Leicester, see?
- Can't make money if I don't gamble, and can't
[cdb]gamble if I don't make money. It's a tough old world.
- You came from a mountain village, right? My mom
[cdb]did as well, so I guess that means we're sort of alike.
- You talking about women? Because if not, most of my
[cdb]memories are of Holst. Well, and Hilda, I suppose.
- There's too many serious people around here. I'd rest
[cdb]easier if there were more oddballs, you know?
- Are you kidding? Have you seen these fists? Though I
[cdb]guess I don't mind swinging a weapon occasionally.
- Wait, you actually care what other people think about
[cdb]you? Huh, that's surprising.
- Ah, you're just my type—and a great fighter to boot!
- Not bad. I get to bust as many skulls as I want,
[cdb]which is great for blowing off steam.
- Actually, today's kinda rough. Up a little too late
[cdb]last night, if you know what I mean...
- What, this? Yeah, a while back some fool got on my
[cdb]case about my hair being a mess, and hooked me up.
- I get my curly hair from my mom. My dad and
[cdb]little bro both have nice straight hair.
- Admiring my chiseled features, eh? Well go ahead!
Drink it in.
- You can tell how many times someone's stared death
[cdb]in the face by looking at their own.
- Checking out the Steely King of Grappling, are we?
What can I say? I know, I'm impressive.
- I almost had to put these muscles to work paying off
[cdb]my debt. Ah, who am I kidding? I'm not for sale.
- Feels good to get out and stretch the old wings once
[cdb]in a while. Hope that helped you unwind a bit.
- You really know how to show a guy a good time!
Let's hang out again soon.
- We'll figure something out if we work together.