War grinned. "And the time we hid his mead under the pile of ropes, and he was storming up and down sulking? That was a good night..."

"I'm not going to, either. Even if you're not up to wielding a sword right now - who cares? There's enough meatheads and cannon fodder who are all muscle and no brains around in the world. It's not all about the fighting, you know - it's the planning, too, the tactics." She thought for a moment, then said, "I still think you're the best one I've met for coming up with the sneaky plans. Speaking of which - don't suppose you've got any ideas how I could lure Ligur round to the box, have you?"