Poisoning rarely happens in a well-managed kitchen.
My worlds are complex, and often suggest more than one story.
For me the purest and truest art in the world is science fiction.
Nothing's hopeless except never trying.
Average people didn't analyze what they thought: they thought they thought, and half of it was gut reaction.
The warrior may fight for gold or for an immediate gain, or for something to take home for the winter to feed the family. The soldier is part of a more complex society. He's fighting for a group ethic of some sort.