The Last Light (The Wandering Inn, #5)

by Pirateaba

“I have witnessed the Soldiers under your command. I noticed the markings on them, the paint markings. They are…striking. I wonder if such paints would allow for greater visual recognition on the battlefield. However, I do not understand why each Soldier is painted differently. Please explain that aspect to me, Individual Pawn.” “They are important because they define the Soldiers, Tersk.” The Armored Antinium waited. “Only that? I thought there would be some greater meaning to the paint.” Pawn nodded. “That is everything. That is what makes the Antinium…Individual.” “No. That is not what I understand Individuals to be. If paint were all that it took to create an Individual, why not paint every Antinium?” “Because they need to do it themselves. It is a choice, Tersk. The Soldiers under my command chose their markings, chose to be Individual. That is what makes the paint so special.”