I start for the rocks to splash some water in them, but taking no chances, I decide to stop and have a drink first. Oh....the cold. I'd never suffered brain-freeze before. Ohh, ouch! I poured some on the rocks but made sure there was enough left for me to drink....Perhaps Mac too, but he may still be holding a grudge from last night's duel. Just as that thought came to mind, I felt a whack from my back to my crack. There was no slackening in the blackening of my future. I grabbed one of the vihtas and tried to protect myself. Heck, I'd never held a vihta before in my life, Mac may have the advantage today. I'd have to admit, I was much more skilled with a straw-type beer-sipper. I soon learned how to parry, but it did no good to lunge with any kind of stabbing motion. I'd never used a cutlass before, but that was the kind of motion I needed now.