My dearest friend, whom I have accompanied since a young age, from whom I am inseparable in form or spirit, I have at last been allowed to rejoin here by the godlike will of ALASTAIR. That much is true. And as I seek counsel above all others his that knows me so well, I know also that he is ill-fitted for such a task. As for war-cry, or story-telling, both would be more suitable requests.