[The disbelief (or hilarity, really) gets a small laugh.] Yeah, he says he's a spy where he's from. [He's not in any place to start being incredulous of people though, but it's clear he's not entirely sold on it either.] But that's what he told me. One of my friends was asked to start training his guys, too, but he's been pretty busy. I'm not really a boot camp kinda guy either.

[On the other hand...] I mean I fought a bandersnatch last winter. The beast-slaying thing totally happens around here. You can get some massive gold if you hunt the right kind of monsters. [But he's not that great of a hunter honestly. He's leaving out the fact that he had a lot of help with that.] Technically we have a smithy, too, around the castle but I've never been down there to see what they really produce. I get most of my weapons as presents from other people.

[And, well, he might as well come clean.] Your brother's been teaching me a few things, too.