Barst grunted at Ereshk and nodded his head slowly. "Yep. I was actually a knight before this whole thing started. But my unit got routed, and before we knew it, we were prisoners in the middle of occupied territory. Escaping was nothing easy either. But, I made it out with my men, and we went our separate ways. A few went into Belinni to join their military, but I decided I'd work on my own terms after what happened." The other man's cape was an interesting thing to look at, but as he remembered, most mages had a bit of flair to them. 

"What was your apprenticeship like? Don't tell me ya did all that stuff using magic to 'practice your control' or something like that?" Chuckling, Barst kept his pace going forward, enjoying the time spent with his ally. It was always better to fight with friends at your back and sides rather than be alone.