Yes. My mentors, those who raised me... they demanded nothing but perfection, so they trained me in the most difficult fields they knew. [and that's all he's comfortable saying about the matter.

it's not even false.]

But I am far more lenient than they, as long as you do learn.

[shalem raises his shield once more.]

Come, we shall practise more counter drills, before I move you on to using only the shield.