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[knightscode]

[ Lancelot is doing a remarkable impression of someone attempting to look calm and competent. He's getting better at it, although the faint lines of tension and stress are likely visible to anyone looking for them. His surroundings, what can be seen of them, look as if they might be a study of sorts. ]

For those of you I have yet to meet, my name is Lancelot. I hold the rank of Field Marshal here in Caer Glaem. I have no doubt those of you newer to this land have plenty of questions, and if you have patience enough I will do my best to answer them.

As it stands, I have seen plenty of people offering training. I thought it worth emphasising that the training yard here in Caer Glaem is open to anyone of any skill who wishes to either help train another to defend themselves or improve their skill. You may have never held a weapon, may be considered the best in your own land. Either way, I am quite certain you will have something to learn and teach both, and we will find what is best suited.

When all of you were brought here it was because of something inside you, what they call a shard. A chip or piece of a gemstone of great power that found its way to your world. It carries power you can use, and some of us -- myself included -- have been taught how to do such a thing. I will gladly teach anyone who wishes to learn. It is better to be taught than to use it by accident, I think, as such things can be explosive.

Likewise, there is always plenty to be done around Caer Glaem that is not combative. If any of you wish to volunteer your skills, or to be pointed somewhere you might be of use, we will find you something. No skill is useless, no person lacking worth. A city cannot be manned by soldiers alone, it takes more than that to keep it running.

[ ... Is that it? Yes, he thinks he has run out of things to say. Lancelot inclines his head a little, offers a small smile. ]

Thank you for your time.

[ OOCly; A log if you wish to find him, train with him, fight with him, or just mingle in the training yard with someone else! Lancelot can also give out quests, he has q few open still but I can also create new ones to suit if you have an idea. If you need your character to be pushed into something for the war effort, or are unsure how to involve them, you are welcome to let me know and I will try to think of a way to recruit them! ]

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[knightscode]

[ He can imagine it! Plenty of people are from lands where magic does not exist at all. Lancelot takes a breath, frowns in thought. ]

Imagine... that you do not know what a sword is. Have never seen one used, never held one, do not know the concept. Then, one day, you see one and pick one up to protect yourself. How well do you imagine such a thing will go? You do not know how to hold it, do not know how sharp it is, how to swing it. If you are not careful you do more damage to yourself than to your enemy.

Now, your shard is inside you. It responds to your thoughts, to your call. Unguided, you may call upon it without realising one day. You may, to continue the comparison, cut yourself in an effort to defend. That is what I meant. You must be aware of it, how to use it, so that you may know how to control it. So that if you pick up a sword you have a chance of using it.

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[asafp]

[Malcolm nods along through the explanation, letting it sink in.]

So it's a weapon, or a tool. But it's intangible, something inside us, so it's more like a, a, a fuckin' psychic thing. Actual magic.

[He didn't intend to swear there, exactly. It just came out, the way another person might have said "um."]

If I'm likely to cut myself on it someday, I'd much prefer learning to swing it first.

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[knightscode]

[ He nods fractionally in agreement, carefully ignoring the man's awkward language for now. ]

I think of it like magic myself, yes, granted by the shard. If you wish to learn I would be happy to teach you. If nothing else, such a gift is useful for avoiding danger -- not only as a weapon.

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[asafp]

Yeah, no doubts there. If you have the time — I'm sure you're a busy man, but I'd appreciate the crash course.

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[knightscode]

I will be away from Caer Glaem from the night 7th but I will be around the training yard until then, should you have time. If you find yourself too busy I will likely as not be spending time at the Citadel once I return.

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[asafp]

Oh, I've got nothin' goin' on. These are idle hands, which, as we know, are the Devil's chew toys. I'll pay you a visit tomorrow — Marshal.

[That breath of a pause got thrown in because he wasn't a hundred percent certain how to address the man. And 'Sir Lancelot' would have almost certainly come out with a smirk.]

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[knightscode]

[ ... What an odd phrase. Never mind, ignoring that -- ]

Then I look forward to meeting you in person.