Russell

Wow, you're good enough to chat in the middle of sword fighting? Those are quite the skills you've got, Captain!

Gah hah hah! You've got time to talk to me in the middle of training? While you're jabbering, something might come up from behind and eat you!

Oh, Captain! Want to practice again? Right! No.

A captain needs to have the right attitude toward practice! Of course, the rules are still 20 Rupees a go! OK. Forget it.

Ho ho, Captain! You haven't got enough cash there! Sorry, but why don't you come back after you scare some up? Har!

...I see how it is. Oh, but it's not like I think you're stingy or anything! Come back once you've saved enough! Har har har!

I doubt you need any more practice, to be honest. Ha ha! Good for you!

Welcome back, Recruit! How's your sword training coming? Perhaps you'd like to train a bit with us? Sure! Nah.

Har har har! That's the spirit! OK, just one last thing before we start. I'm going to need 20 Rupees for training costs. Sure thing. What?

OK, begin training!

What's this? You don't have enough money! Come back when you've saved enough!

Ugh! We need the fees to make the kingdom a safer place! It's not like I'm going to pocket the money myself! The way of the sword is not for those with small hearts...or small wallets!

Har har har! Too soon for the chick to take flight? Well, come back when you're ready!

Oho! So you've come back, Recruit? Have you been training? Well then, let's have a little training game, shall we? Game? No.

Yep! The rules are simple: hit my three men there as many times as you can! If you hit them enough times, I'll give you something nice. Want to try? Yeah! Not sure.

Remember to keep practicing every day. Come see me again when you want to train some more!

What now, Recruit? Eh? You want a sword so you can leave through the back of the castle? Did I get that right? Right. No.

Some swordsman you are, running around with no sword! There's something fishy about this... Are you really a new recruit? Heh heh heh! Your eyes tell the whole story! All right! Take this one!

But listen, just because you have a sword, that doesn't make you a swordsman. Let me see if you're truly worthy of handling a weapon like that!

If you want to be a great swordsman, the first step is to stop goofing around!

So you're the new recruit? Listen, the secret to becoming a great warrior is practice and more practice. So be sure to stop by here later to polish those skills!

This room is where we train the castle guards. I'm the captain, Russell! As you can see, this is no place for an engineer like you! Har har har har!