[He's going to have to find you a swordsmaster, young one, if you keep this up. There's talent there.]

Really? I loved those subjects too when I was younger. [Some of his teachers... not so much at all, however.] And it's very important for a swordsman to be good in those things. Your skill with a pen or brush reflects your skill with a blade.

In the old days, a well accomplished swordsmaster wasn't only a fighter. He or she was an artist and a scholar as well.

[Those days are almost gone, though. He finds it sad.]