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Cord	Welcome to the 'Ring of Water', brother.
Cord	You should go see Vatras now ...
Cord	If you have a problem with wolves or field raiders, go talk to one of the younger mercenaries.
Cord	You can come to me when the paladins show up here.
Me	What?
Cord	Whenever one of you peasants comes to me, it's always about slaughtering innocent beasts.
Me	I'm not a peasant.
Cord	Oh? And what is it you want, then?
Cord	As long as you barely know how to wield a weapon, you're in the wrong place here!
Me	I want to become a mercenary!
Cord	You look more like someone who was born to work in the field, boy.
Cord	Can you wield a weapon then?
Cord	Have you gotten better by now?
Cord	So, how about one-handed weapons?
Me	I'm not so bad at that.
Me	Weeell ...
Cord	And two-handed weapons, then?
Me	I can handle those.
Me	I'm surely going to get better!
Cord	Well, at least you're not a bloody beginner. All right. I'm going to vote you in.
Cord	Whatever else you need to know, you can learn from me.
Cord	In other words: you're a bloody greenhorn!
Cord	Each mercenary needs to be able to rely on his comrades. All our lives depend on that.
Me	I've heard that you belong to the 'Ring of Water'.
Cord	What rat has not been able to keep his big trap shut?
Me	Lee told me about it.
Me	Lares said you could help me if I told you that I 'reside beneath his wing'.
Cord	(sigh) Look's like I've got to deal with you now, doesn't it?
Cord	All right, so what do you need?
Cord	And be damn careful about what you tell me now. For if I don't like what I hear, I might just skin you alive.
Cord	(menacing) And woe betide you if I hear that you can't keep your trap shut. And I'm only saying this once, understand?
Cord	(furiously) That's it. Now you've gone too far. I'll sweep the yard with you.
Me	I want your armor.
Cord	Say that again and you get to pick up your teeth from the ground.
Me	I want your weapon!
Cord	(menacingly) Do you, now?
Cord	(grimly) Just try and get it!
Me	Clear out. I want to take your place on this farm.
Cord	Don't get cute with me, kid, or I'll break every single bone in your body.
Me	Teach me how to fight.
Cord	All right. What else?
Me	You could help me to be accepted by the mercenaries.
Cord	(laughs) I can just see it now. Right. I'll try. What else?
Me	Pay me for my silence.
Cord	Wouldn't you like that? Too bad for you. I won't be blackmailed, buster.
Me	I don't really need anything. I'll get along by myself.
Cord	If that's what you want. You had your chance.
Me	That's all.
Cord	That shouldn't be too hard.
Me	It's already taken care of.
Cord	Oh. I guess I can't help you then.
Me	What do you mean by that?
Cord	Well, it means that I cannot help you.
Cord	Or do you want me to go up against every single mercenary just so that you can join here?
Cord	You'll have to do that yourself.
Cord	So go ahead, take care of it and then come back here.
Cord	Ah yes. That's easy. Listen. Come back tomorrow. I'll have taken care of it by then.
Cord	But you're going to have to do something for me in return.
Me	And what would that be?
Cord	Not far from here, to the south-east, there's a small bandit camp in the mountains.
Cord	If you go south-east from here you'll soon see the tower there.
Cord	One of my people, Patrick, left several days ago to do business with those varmints.
Cord	Well. I told him it was a rotten idea. But that idiot wouldn't listen to me.
Cord	I assume they've made short work of him. But I don't know for sure.
Cord	You're going to find out for me.
Me	Forget it. That's much harder than Torlof's task.
Cord	It doesn't have to be. Such a small, greasy, nondescript fellow like you won't be of much interest to them.
Cord	And I can't do it myself. Those boys will get their dander up at the mere sight of a mercenary.
Me	And what makes you so sure that they won't make short work of ME, too?
Cord	The fact that I know the name of their leader. It's Dexter. You'll simply claim that you know the guy.
Cord	His men will think twice then before they wring your neck just for the heck of it.
Cord	It could still get dangerous, of course.
Cord	But you can handle that.
Me	Help me become a mercenary.
Cord	Let me think. Mmh. You'll have to get past Torlof if you want to make any progress here.
Cord	Have you already seen Torlof about it?
Me	Not really.
Me	Yes. That's with the test and all.
Cord	Ah. What test would that be?
Me	I haven't accepted it yet.
Me	I'm supposed to collect the rent at Sekob's farm.
Me	I'm supposed to drive the militia away from Bengar's farm.
Me	I went to see Dexter.
Cord	And?
Me	Dexter is dead.
Me	There was no trace up there of your buddy Patrick.
Me	Dexter remembered him, but he said it had been ages since he'd seen him.
Cord	And you're sure that Dexter didn't lie to you?
Me	No, I'm not. But this is all I can tell you.
Cord	I don't get it. He seems to have vanished off the face of the earth.
Cord	Well, you've kept your side of the bargain ...
Me	What about Torlof's test, now?
Cord	Don't worry, you can go back to Torlof. Your task is fulfilled, and you've passed the test. I told you I would take care of it.
Me	Patrick is back.
Cord	Yeah, man. I had almost given up hope. You ...
Me	Hey, do me a favor.
Cord	Yes?
Me	Spare us both your speech of thanks.
Cord	I wasn't going to thank you at all.
Me	But ... ?
Cord	(grins) I was just going to tell you that you're a damned cheeky devil.
Cord	(grins) Stay cool!
Me	What should I learn first, one-handed or two-handed combat?
Cord	Those two types of arms are rather similar.
Cord	As soon as you reach the next level with one type of weapon, you automatically learn for the other as well.
Cord	If, for instance, you are good at fighting with one-handed swords, but still a beginner with two-handed weapons ...
Cord	... your two-handed skills will go up as well whenever you train with a one-hander.
Cord	If you train with one type of weapon only, you will find the training more exhausting.
Cord	If you always train both, you will arrive at the same result with less effort.
Cord	In the end, the outcome will be the same either way - it's your choice.
Me	What are the advantages of one-handed or two-handed weapons?
Cord	A good question. I see that you have given the subject some thought.
Cord	One-handed weapons are faster, but a little weaker.
Cord	Two-handers cause more damage, but you cannot strike as fast.
Cord	Also, you need more strength to wield a two-hander. This means additional training.
Cord	The only way to become really good is to invest a lot of effort.
Cord	I don't waste my time with beginners.
Me	Teach me how to fight!
Cord	I can teach you to use any weapon - where shall we start?
Cord	I can train you to use a one-handed sword. But you're not good enough yet to wield a two-hander.
Cord	When it comes to one-handers, you're a bloody beginner! But your two-handed skills aren't so bad.
Cord	If you need more experience with one-handed arms, go find a different teacher.
Cord	I only train mercenaries, or worthy candidates!
Cord	You've become better already - keep it up!