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Show - 10k - a strong and brave warrior. The gods must have other need of you in some other calling. You have your life, which is everything. Don't turn your back on life out of self pity. Your brother gave back your life when it was all but gone. His was a difficult choice to make. Your choice is to live either like a man or like a broken doll. A man and warrior must be brave in many ways: perhaps it is easier to be brave in battle than to face life without a leg." He arose. "I will return to you again. please think upon mv words." Turi Placed his hand unon Roa's shoulder, a liberty he had never before allowed himself. "Come, my son, let us walk among the evening shadows together. I have need of talk. I am weary, but sleeo will wait, and I do not feel In the mood to enter Into the xirelcome ceremonies." "Nor do I, my father." "It seems that it often takes a crisis," Turi began, "for souls to grow close to one another. This has been the case x«rith myself and my two eldest sons. I know you only as potential x-zarriors in mv tribe, and not as sens. Perhaos this is one of the unhandy burdens of being a chief. One must often |
