Mairtilas exclaimed in surprise, "Whose short sword is this? How did it get damaged like this?!"
"It's this kid's. That night he fought bravely, charging ahead, but ended up surrounded by enemies who slashed at him repeatedly. In the end, his short sword ended up like this..." Tini Bazus pointed to his subordinate and complained, "Yesterday, the Great Captain instructed us to turn in all damaged weapons and bring them here for repair. But this guy insisted his weapons were fine, and it wasn't until this morning I discovered..."
Mairtilas glanced at Samoras. The burly man responded with a goofy smile, and Mairtilas somewhat understood that this soldier under Tini Bazus likely wasn't all that sharp.
