Anders was slightly tipsy from the wine he had drunk (I'll write later what kind of wine it was), so he didn't wait for Veserod's answer and answered himself:
-Welllll - he giggled - I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but I still understand a thing or two. It's not for nothing that so many talented and... well, cool people have gathered in Baldr, our small, out-of-the-way town. So yes, something is bothering dad - he emphasized this word with relish, because he would never dare to call Gungnir that - well, but he doesn't have favorites, he's not the kind of person to have them. Well, those who fight well are certainly held in high esteem by him. That's how Veserod became our commander - he defeated everyone in the tournament between us that dad organized.
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