[ He puts a pin in 'ice' there, because he's definitely going to circle back to that one. ]

I'm very used to combat. Experience that's both unfortunate and useful to have. [ There's obvious pride there, but the impression that he isn't exactly glad to use this experience as much as he's had to. ]

As it happens, my primary means of fighting came along with me. Although it's ... smaller than it should be. A lot smaller.