"We joined a sword group for a while and fought in front of a bunch of people," Bryan says, "but then I got into the armor and the weapons and all of the accoutrements." It was slow going ...

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He walked to the podium adorned in full body armor, reminiscent of the knights of the Round Table. Needless to say, even his harshest detractors had to smile. For me, this one antic spoke volumes ...