"Yeah 'cuz I'm stubborn and don't like to lose at anything." Not that not learning to ride a horse would've meant he lost something in particular, but it was a goal and he crushed it. Good job him.

"Swords, also different. Like I can use 'em. But they ain't what I learned first, yanno?" He shrugs. "I plan on fuckin' thrivin' here, if I can. That means learning a lot of new shit."