So someone who’s versatile enough to switch between both styles at the drop of a hat, then. Robb isn’t as good at archery as some people are (like Theon), but he’s passable enough. What he’s best at is swordsmanship, and battle strategies. Command is—something that he knows, well enough, but it’s not something he wants to get back into any time soon.

“Where I’m from, we’re at war,” he says. “It’s best to keep something on hand besides your fists, if it ever comes to a fight in close quarters.” He takes a training sword with blunted steel and tosses it at Kirk. “I can show you some of the basics right now, if you wish. I’ve more time than I know what to do with, here.”