‘Why not?’ you say
The man looks confused.
‘My name is Leopold Dessrict, the finest sword fighter in all Christendom’ he says as he waves his sword in a discerning but ostentatious way.
‘You may not pass……. because….. errrr….. it is my destiny to fight you’
He doesn’t look completely convinced
Do you
Wave your sword in a wearisome and filthy way and prepare to fight him