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There are those who seek me a lifetime. but never we meet, and those I kiss but who trample me beneath ungrateful feet. At times I seem to favor the clever and the fair, but I bless all those who are brave enough to dare. By large, my ministrations are soft-handed and sweet, but scorned I become a difficult beast to defeat. For though my strikes land a powerful blow, when I kill, I do it slow.

It's already ended badly. Now it's just a matter of deciding how we meet the consequences.

What if I tell you what the rock and darkness and sea and beyond whispered to me, Lord of Bloodshed?

Because when the legends get written, I didn't want to be remembered for standing on the sidelines.

This could be...a very bad idea. Oh, it most certainly is. But this is war. We don't have the luxury of good ideas - only picking between bad ones.

It's already ended badly. Now it's just a matter of deciding how we meet the consequences.

What we think to be our greatest weakness can sometimes be our biggest strength. And that the most unlikely person can alter the course of history.