The Wolf May Fight The Bear But

The Rose Petal Floats On Water. The Kingfisher Flashes Above The Pond. Life And Beauty Swirl In The Midst Of Death.

A Weeping Woman Is A Bucket With No Bottom.

You Have Made A Place In My Heart Where I Thought There Was No Room For Anything Else. You Have Made Flowers Grow Where I Cultivated Dust And Stones. Remember This, On This Journey You Insist On Making. If You Die, I Will Not Survive You Long.

Duty Is Heavier Than A Mountain, Dai Shan.' That Time, Lan Did Flinch. How Long Had It Been Since Someone Had Been Able To Do That To Him With Mere Words? He Remembered Teaching That Same Concept To A Youth Out Of The Two Rivers. A Sheepherder, Innocent Of The World, Fearful Of The Fate Laid Out Before Him By The Pattern.

The Only Way To Live Is To Die. I Must Die. I Deserve Only Death.