For whom do we fight if not for each other?
Long days have been followed by longer nights. The dangerous path we walk has weakened our resolve, and the brotherhood I took as iron forged has been broken.
The mightiest among us has failed an internal struggle and is a stranger. His joyous lust for glory and battle has been swallowed by a cold, mad hunger for slaughter.
To view my companions do harm to each other even as we face our sworn enemies has stolen something from me. I can no longer feel safe with my fellows, despite having no choice.
I struggle against foes, nature, even against my own Father’s curse. Now must I question my brothers?


Comments
April 17, 2008 at 12:30 AM
I guess that pushes you to 5th. Bling bling! I like the landscape, I should have been describing the Scarp as HalfDome all along.
April 17, 2008 at 02:29 AM
Also, I think this twist in the character is really compelling. Youthful idealism confronting alignments heretofore unimagined.