[He lets Chris move him and takes in what he's saying dutifully.]

Ah... it feels strange, but I'm sure I will get used to it.

[At least, he hopes he will. But with enough practice, surely this will become second nature to him.]

I didn't realise there was so much preparation involved in fist fighting. I was rather under the impression that you simply hit things.

[Hythlodaeus chuckles, but he supposes he sees where he was wrong. Any kind of strenuous activity should ideally involve warming up, he's sure.]