I Sometimes Wonder What Would Have Happened

But When You Have Order, You Don't Need Gods. When Everything Is Well Ordered And Disciplined Then Nothing Is Unexpected. If You Understand Everything,' I Said Carefully, 'then There's No Room Left For Magic. It's Only When You're Lost And Frightened And In The Dark That You Call On The Gods, And They Like Us To Call On Them. It Makes Them Feel Powerful, And That's Why They Like Us To Live In Chaos.

Because There Could Not Be Peace, Not While Two Tribes Shared One Land. One Tribe Must Win. Even The Nailed God Cannot Change That Truth. And I Was A Warrior, And In A World At War The Warrior Must Be Cruel.

Of Course Some Days Are Easier Than Others, But My Worst Day Is Better Than Being In Most Humdrum Occupations.

Only A Fool Wants War, But Once A War Starts Then It Cannot Be Fought Half-heartedly. It Cannot Even Be Fought With Regret, But Must Be Waged With A Savage Joy In Defeating The Enemy, And It Is That Savage Joy That Inspires Our Bards To Write Their Greatest Songs About Love And War.

There Are Seasons Of Our Lives When Nothing Seems To Be Happening, When No Smoke Betrays A Burned Town Or Homestead And Few Tears Are Shed For The Newly Dead. I Have Learned Not To Trust Those Times, Because If The World Is At Peace Then It Means Someone Is Planning War.