["After one of us came back from a battle." He wasn't certain if Midare meant to twist the knife, but the blade pierced him all the same. Tantous were like that, crafty, small, quick thrust to the side and then you were dead. A snarl curled his lip at the reminder that while Dotanuki had been left behind, Midare had been taken to war.
Was it because he was made to be used and thrown away? He was cheap in the eyes of collectors, called ugly and useless in the future, and left to rot in storage while all the others were cooed and coddled. He didn't want to be coddled, but he also didn't want to be forgotten. He'd fought wars. He'd killed men. And now they shoved him into closets and took tantous onto the field instead.]
Too good to spar because you went to war, is that it?
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Was it because he was made to be used and thrown away? He was cheap in the eyes of collectors, called ugly and useless in the future, and left to rot in storage while all the others were cooed and coddled. He didn't want to be coddled, but he also didn't want to be forgotten. He'd fought wars. He'd killed men. And now they shoved him into closets and took tantous onto the field instead.]
Too good to spar because you went to war, is that it?