And having once chosen, never to seek to return to the crossroads of that decision-for even if one chooses wrongly, the choice cannot be unmade.

To recongnize that the treachery of one member of a house does not taint all born within it

It is not everyday that one learns an entire militia has sworn unbeknownest to obey you

All paths are present, always... and we can but choose among them.

Like a falling star, he descended on the Tarbh Cró, a Cassiline berserker, his sword biting and slashing like a silver snake.

This is the secret that none dares tell who fights for a cause. Dying, we are all alike.

There are patterns which emerge in one's life, circling and returning anew, an endless variation on a theme. So musicians say the greatest sonatas are composed; whether or not it is true, I do not know, but of a surety I have seen it emerge in the tapestry of my life.