[ That's the idea. Last man standing. Skilled handling is only half the picture, and straightforward to teach; the more difficult part is learning not to hesitate, and something tells him Amos has that well internalized. Geralt doesn't cross swords with anyone he isn't willing to kill. That's truthfully what it comes down to. He had that lesson early on, too.
Probably not a lesson meant for a child, but. No one's quite been in a position to tell him that.
Wry amusement tilts his lips. ] You'd need to come home with me and meet the old man for better.
[ Whoever that old man may be to him, Geralt leaves it unsaid. For all the easy confidence in how he speaks of his skill, there's a distinct lack of pride. It's a simple fact: a majority were not raised as he was nor do they possess a full century of experience doing one job and one job only. Though he imagines more than a handful out there somewhere could best him when it comes down to it. They'd just not be human.
Either way, Amos can consider himself one of exactly two students Geralt's ever taken on in his long life, and the first who isn't literally his ward. ]
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Probably not a lesson meant for a child, but. No one's quite been in a position to tell him that.
Wry amusement tilts his lips. ] You'd need to come home with me and meet the old man for better.
[ Whoever that old man may be to him, Geralt leaves it unsaid. For all the easy confidence in how he speaks of his skill, there's a distinct lack of pride. It's a simple fact: a majority were not raised as he was nor do they possess a full century of experience doing one job and one job only. Though he imagines more than a handful out there somewhere could best him when it comes down to it. They'd just not be human.
Either way, Amos can consider himself one of exactly two students Geralt's ever taken on in his long life, and the first who isn't literally his ward. ]