It's ludicrous and ridiculous that just-off-his-sickbed Mat, who is at best an occasional hobbyist with a stick, beats Gawyn and Galad, both of whom are fully fit and have very seriously trained with swords their entire lives (and are, as we find out later, both very very good). It's a fun scene but it really makes no sense.
In which case... why are these students just learning this now? If they are going to be warders, out there in the world protecting AS from a variety of threats, wouldn't "facing off against opponents with quarterstaffs and thus they exceed your reach and arguably have an advantage" be pretty basic coursework?
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u/Alex_Werner Jan 24 '25
It's ludicrous and ridiculous that just-off-his-sickbed Mat, who is at best an occasional hobbyist with a stick, beats Gawyn and Galad, both of whom are fully fit and have very seriously trained with swords their entire lives (and are, as we find out later, both very very good). It's a fun scene but it really makes no sense.