He gingerly presses his fingers into his side. It felt bruised as all hell, but his breathing felt fine. The armor probably saved him from breaking any ribs. He's fairly certain his chest will look completely purple once he takes the plate off. It's a sobering thought.
There'd never been any real threshhold between boy and man, now that she mentioned it. There was just the burden of staying alive that got easier as time went on and leveled his strength with that of his enemy's. For all intents and purposes, he already considered himself one.
But despite playing aloof, even Guts would find a claw or a fang to be a pretty cool keepsake. He gives the bear's paw a brief look, shivering slightly in the rain.
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He gingerly presses his fingers into his side. It felt bruised as all hell, but his breathing felt fine. The armor probably saved him from breaking any ribs. He's fairly certain his chest will look completely purple once he takes the plate off. It's a sobering thought.
There'd never been any real threshhold between boy and man, now that she mentioned it. There was just the burden of staying alive that got easier as time went on and leveled his strength with that of his enemy's. For all intents and purposes, he already considered himself one.
But despite playing aloof, even Guts would find a claw or a fang to be a pretty cool keepsake. He gives the bear's paw a brief look, shivering slightly in the rain.
"Where'd the rest of the soldiers go?"