A month or two. [He doesn't like the sound of that, but that's a lot better than someone telling him it might take him years to learn.]
Can't the process be sped up? That's far too long with an unpredictable enemy. [Even as he says it, he looks extremely annoyed. More at the idea of the Third Party than at the length of time.]
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Can't the process be sped up? That's far too long with an unpredictable enemy. [Even as he says it, he looks extremely annoyed. More at the idea of the Third Party than at the length of time.]