(one of the no-name soldiers decades later)
"Tell me about the Battle of Helm's Deep grandpa!"
"We fought bravely but we were overwhelmed. I was knocked down and wounded and an orc loomed over me. So close, he smelled so foul I thought I smelled my own death...a dwarf warrior saved me. I'll never forget what he said to me..."
"What did he say grandpa?"
"He said.... 'Twenty-one!'"