Persistent
Ever since he had been a small child, Gilan was known for his persistence. David would reminisce with exasperated fondness of the many occasions that he had carried a wriggling toddler from the stable, Gilan somehow managing to slip past him in his desire to see the horses. Old nannies would recall the number of evenings their charge would slip past them after they had put him to bed. Sentries remembered how determined the boy was to climb the castle wall despite how many times they chased him off.
Halt's most vivid memory of Gilan's persistence was the work that his student put into his archery. Gilan was by no means a natural; he had been trained and raised a swordsman. However, the apprentice had been determined to sharpen his shooting skills. It took sore muscles and a substantial amount of lost arrows, but Gilan eventually became a very competent archer. Gilan would later answer anyone who asked about his shooting "that he got by", but Halt knew better. It was often overlooked by Halt and Will's legendary accuracy, but in truth, Gilan was one of the better archers in the Ranger Corps, with only a handful that would be able to out shoot him. Halt would later claim credit for his apprentice's skills, but Halt couldn't help but attribute at least some of it to a natural persistence.
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