We may not have demon fathers dangling offers of infernal power before us, but everyone understands what it means to struggle with temptation or resist the urge to give in to our baser natures.
A nervous silence loosens tongues
All paths are present, always... and we can but choose among them.
Even a stunted tree reaches for sunlight.
To have a traitor for an ally is to have an enemy in waiting
Let the warriors clamor after gods of blood and thunder; love is hard, harder than steel and thrice as cruel.