Complex sentence: As he contemplates the offer, Richard explains the importance of Zapparoni's inventions and has the first of many flashbacks, recounting the days in Military Academy, and remembering the impact his strict but caring instructor, Monteron, had on him and the other cavalrymen.
Split into simpler sentences: As he contemplates the offer, Richard explains the importance of Zapparoni's inventions and has the first of many flashbacks, recounting the days in Military Academy. He tells us of the impact his strict but caring instructor, Monteron, had on him and the other cavalrymen.