“Do you remember the story of our ancestor Lady Alan Qo’a? Her five sons could not live in peace, so she invited them to come and dine with her. She gave them each an arrow and asked them to break it. This they did with ease. Then she tied together another five arrows and asked them to break them. Each son tried, but none was able to do it. Do you remember what she said to them?” “If each of you stands alone, you will be broken as easily as an arrow,” Jamuka said quietly. “But if united, no one and nothing can break you.”
