What would the world be without him, and those like him?
When the balance is restored, people get hurt.
To the death with honor, shoulder to shoulder, and no one gets closer to a Stepson than his partner.
"Learn what can, and cannot, be asked from destiny."
The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
In this new world, this day and forever, then, we are not only Thebans - we are all Stepsons. We are all one Sacred Band. If you will have us. And mine will fight by yours, henceforth, as brothers.