The door closed behind him, and I can’t say I felt sorry for the old man, but I did see a vulnerability in him that I would have assumed couldn’t exist. Robber barons, political overlords, and other powerful devils can reign with impunity for decades, and the terror they inflict on those of us beneath them can feel eternal. Yet there is one stone that will slay them all: time. Devils grow old, and the world around them eventually exceeds their understanding and control. Never forget that. Never let them forget it.
