[ it's hard not to see the parallels. the sins that ambition hath wrought. all of that frustration and pressing at the boundaries and desire to prove everyone wrong finally boiling over into a mistake that isn't leading anywhere good.

essek had told him he thought gale would judge him for this, but he's having a hard time seeing anything but a mirror. war's moniker is starting to make sense, at least. ]

And I imagine the sudden transference of ownership of artifacts containing the souls of Xhorhas did not go particularly smoothly.