[ Okay, well, now he has a useless arm. This situation keeps escalating by the second, and he can’t even switch his spear to his other hand to try and fight back. He manages one stiff swing, trying to aim for her mid-section with the blunt end so he doesn’t actually hurt her. Even if she is the enemy, he still doesn’t want to do any significant damage to her body. ]

My lord and lady wanted me to train just in case I needed to guard them or the household. It’s really not that unusual!

[ She’s probably not interested in his life story, but he’s trying to buy time to allow his pyromancy to build to maybe free himself. It’s not working very well, either... ]

I suppose you could take me out here, but I still don’t think my shard is worth much. Probably not the shard the Regent even as their sights on.