"Indeed!" Sound of Stone agrees enthusiastically. "I believe that the number of time Friend Artemis and Friend Mercurial have relieved me of dire wounds is at least one and one claw." Sound of Stone holds up four digits, all three on his left secondary claw and one on the right.
"While I have been working on my skills at avoiding enemy strikes, I am sure that friends like you two will be needed by this one very often."
"While I have been working on my skills at avoiding enemy strikes, I am sure that friends like you two will be needed by this one very often."