[Reminds him of Billy. In better days, before the man's good opinion of him was soured by so many things. Few men in his time grow to be that tall or broad, the ones that do are almost always the best fighter on a crew. Not because they are skilled, necessarily, but because they can endure. Outlast a better class of swordsman. Flint watches him, made wary by this, but does not comment.
They finish the job in record time, with Flint having done very little of the work despite his altogether honest contribution, and he watches water seep into the ditch they've built. The muck of it is up nearly to his knees, now.]
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They finish the job in record time, with Flint having done very little of the work despite his altogether honest contribution, and he watches water seep into the ditch they've built. The muck of it is up nearly to his knees, now.]
We're done here. We should seek shelter for now.