"Duty is as heavy as a mountain,death as light as a feather" -shienaran saying "Men who weren't there call it the Battle of the Shining Walls.Men who were, call it the Blood Snow.No more.They know it was a battle.On the morning of the first day, I led nearly five hundred men. Kandori,Saldaeans, Domani. By evening on the third day, half were dead or wounded. Had I made different choices, some of those dead would be alive. And others would be dead in their places. In war, you say a prayer for your dead and ride on, because there is always another fight over the next horizon. Say a prayer for your dead, Moirane Sedai, and ride on." - Al'Lan Mandragoran
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