Wisdom, Niko thought as he leaned his cheek against his long-handled rake, cannot be had without price. And that price is blood. The sound of it in your veins. The pound of it in your head. The volume of it in a human body; the sickness when you've spilled it.
Niko knew death like a sister - she was his true partner in the phenomenal world.
I don't want to be any closer to the gods than death will bring me.
For the gift of life, the only true thanks was in living fully, and facing death with honor.
Death is a doorway, Niko, that leads to an adventure greater than any you have ever known.
Death's easy to find. If She wants you, you'll meet Her here as well as anywhere.
To the death with honor, shoulder to shoulder, and no one gets closer to a Stepson than his partner.
And what do the Theban hoplites see in this extended rending of the sky, this white-bright glory of Enlil's lightning? The future, but not theirs: paired cavalry fighters; formed ranks of armored death; grim men on their tall horses with lightning limning weapons tailored to the task; men spoiling for a fight if the gods allowed - the Sacred Band of Stepsons, out from shadows and the dark.
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