Helm drew his short sword. It felt small. Inadequate.
"What are you doing?" Helm asked.
The dust had not yet settled on the Corridor of Broken Spears. Helm drew his short sword
It seems you're looking for a deep story continuation based on the raw Japanese chapter 51.2 of Kochugunshikan: Boukensha ni Naru (The Rearguard Officer Becomes an Adventurer), specifically leading into chapter 52.2. he had long learned
But duty, he had long learned, was a ledger written in blood, not gold. was a ledger written in blood