"... I barely turned around and — bam! I don't know how my shield didn't crumble to pieces from the blow! My a

"... I barely turned around and — bam! I don't know how my shield didn't crumble to pieces from the blow! My arm and shoulder scolded me for two days before I got to a healer. So whenever I hear someone say they'll do without a shield on the battlefield, I always remember that ogre. If I didn't have a shield, I don't know where I would be now."