1. Hah! Yah! Hah!
  2. Hm?
  3. Phew, what a workout. Oh hey, are you here to [cdb]train too?
  4. Nah, just grabbing something I forgot earlier. Is this normal training time for you, Leonie?
  5. Well, yeah. We've been so busy lately, I've had to [cdb]squeeze it in whenever I can.
  6. Huh. You work hard, for a mercenary.
  7. I'm just starting out in my career, so I can't afford to [cdb]slack off now.
  8. I only started training as a merc after the Officers Academy closed, remember?
  9. Meanwhile you were one before you even came to the [cdb]academy. You've got years of experience on me.
  10. Still, you're skilled and you've got brains. Which [cdb]means you're more promising than the average [cdb]rookie.
  11. I hope you're right. I have to distinguish myself at [cdb]some point, or else I won't be able to face the captain.
  12. You...have a captain?
  13. You're talking about Jeralt from that mercenary [cdb]band, right?
  14. Yep. He visited my village when I was a kid, and I [cdb]practically begged him to make me his apprentice.
  15. I was probably a huge nuisance, but I was so [cdb]desperate to get out of my village and be [cdb]independent.
  16. Jeralt treated me like an annoying little brat at first, [cdb]but eventually he taught me for real.
  17. He showed me everything—tricks of the trade, [cdb]standard training routines, basic strategy...
  18. Don't you have a mentor? Someone who showed you [cdb]the ropes?
  19. A mentor? Hmm...
  20. There is someone, kinda.
  21. Nope. Self-taught all the way.
  22. I do have a mentor, in a sense. Y'know, someone [cdb]who occasionally gives me advice and stuff...
  23. That sounds sorta vague. But I guess there can be [cdb]all kinds of mentors.
  24. No, I'm self-taught. I've managed to get by just [cdb]looking at others and copying what they do.
  25. Huh. Well, I guess most mercenaries are like that.
  26. Either way, you still have loads more experience [cdb]than me.
  27. I need to work hard so I can catch up with you.
  28. Well, if you ever want help from an old pro, [cdb]just say the word.
  29. Thanks. I'm glad to have a role model I can count on.