"Its no problem." His lips quirked into a wry smile. "I'm a bit of a Army brat, as they say. Mother and Father were both military, and even after she retired, Mother ran as more like a platoon then a family."
"Made for a interesting upbringing to say the least, wake up at dawn every day, physical training, a restricted diet. She insisted we all learn a set of basic skills for a soldier too. Cooking, sewing, laundry, things like that." He smirked and shook his head. "We got lessons in music and dancing when we got older, she said soldiers needed a bit of class."
He took another fingerful of pudding. "Am I boring you, or do you want to hear about my siblings?"