A man who lifts his chin in pride will fail to see the chasm at his feet.

His Majesty has always been a powerful man. Perhaps he has never had to distinguish between the two.

You have seen me at my worst and at my weakest. Let me show you my best.

A shrieking rise of power rushed into my pathways, rocking me against the wall. Ido's body slammed into mine. He was not going to let go. Not now. The Rat Dragon howled, his heavy blue force driven back by the onslaught of sinuous gold. Raw,rejoicing energy flooded my seven centers of power; opening,pushing, seeking. And behind it all, a presence exulting in the joy of release and reunion. I looked up and finally my mind-sight was clear. I could see the Mirror Dragon. My Dragon.

I found power in accepting the truth of who I am. It may not be a truth that others can accept, but I cannot live any other way. How would it be to live a lie every minute of your life.

It is not often that the real world conjures worse than what we can imagine.

History does not care about the suffering of the individual. Only the outcome of their struggles. -P 462 Master Tozay to Eona