[Work smarter, not harder... That is the difference between Ignis and Ravus 'Kick Down the Door and Go Challenge the God' Nox Fleuret. Ravus proposed an alliance with Ignis, that surely counts for doing things the 'smart way'.]

The damn Asterisk. [He glares at his hand where he'd accepted the Swordsmaster Asterisk. He wouldn't admit any of this, except that Ignis has earned his honesty.] I know not how this world stripped me of my abilities, but this 'Job' is a poor substitute yet. It will take time to be the warrior I was.

[He's angry about his new-found weakness, but he'll gain nothing if he does not push himself to recover that which he has lost.]

But this, I can manage. They haven't robbed me completely of my skill with a blade.