Tsion Ben-Judah was in good shape for his age. Up until he had gone into hiding, he had worked out every day. He had told Buck that though he had never been an athlete, he knew that the health of his scholar’s mind depended also on the health of his body.
Okay, we get it! All our our middle-aged protagonists are strapped. You weren’t fumbling at the doorstep of credulity when these dudes knew how to use an ax.
