"I started off by doing most of my serious training in the evening or on weekends, when I had free time. But to be honest, back then I took the magic less seriously -- I figured it was just sort of an accident that I was here, and my sword skills were what I'd need. Once I got over that..." Which had taken a fair bit of time and a couple of kicks to the butt, metaphorically speaking. "I actually started combining the two."