“You can’t just live for power. Believe me, in the years after Helicote’s fall, I tried. I cut almost everything else out of my life to pursue strength, in hopes of avenging myself on Havath. I burnt myself out in the worst way, and almost gave up on my mission entirely. It was only in learning to rest, to explore my interests in unrelated topics, to allow myself time for romance and friendship, that I was able to continue down my path. You need a wider foundation. Countless people who have lived a life as harsh as Artur have been broken by it, and I think he sometimes forgets that.”
