I was digging about in the quotefile, and for the life of me I can't remember where this one came from, but....
In olden times, there was no greater crime than an oathbreaker, for oaths were a solemn and rarely given bond. Of trust. Of
honesty. Of basic human accord. And though we have since moved on to more modern times which acknowledge that sometimes one can only do what they are capable
of and no more, there are still those who walk among us in whom the blood of the old days still flows. Who remember, in their heart of hearts, when an oath
meant death before betrayal of its spirit, not just its words. Those whose word is their bond, and who consider every promise as binding as any warrior to his
lord.
Beware those men who swear to serve their master, for an oath truly given is stronger than any fanaticism, and more binding than any coin.
But beware even more those who swear an oath not to one man, but many. For there is no greater dishonor than to fail in front of one's lord, and they have
a great many such watchers for whom the value of their honor and fealty is ever weighed.
Also, similarly unattributed, though I think it was from an In Nomine fic somewhere....
Fate and Destiny are two sides of the same coin. Free Will is when it keeps landing on edges, just to flip the bird to
both.
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"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."
In olden times, there was no greater crime than an oathbreaker, for oaths were a solemn and rarely given bond. Of trust. Of
honesty. Of basic human accord. And though we have since moved on to more modern times which acknowledge that sometimes one can only do what they are capable
of and no more, there are still those who walk among us in whom the blood of the old days still flows. Who remember, in their heart of hearts, when an oath
meant death before betrayal of its spirit, not just its words. Those whose word is their bond, and who consider every promise as binding as any warrior to his
lord.
Beware those men who swear to serve their master, for an oath truly given is stronger than any fanaticism, and more binding than any coin.
But beware even more those who swear an oath not to one man, but many. For there is no greater dishonor than to fail in front of one's lord, and they have
a great many such watchers for whom the value of their honor and fealty is ever weighed.
Also, similarly unattributed, though I think it was from an In Nomine fic somewhere....
Fate and Destiny are two sides of the same coin. Free Will is when it keeps landing on edges, just to flip the bird to
both.
---
"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."