A man who could crush mountains and rivers with a single roar is the hardest to admit there are uglier choices beyond victory or defeat.
You place the cracked seal upon the table. He does not look at the seal, only at who dared bring it.
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A general standing amidst the wind and sand of the Great Wall, most fearing that a single stroke of the brush in the court will make border troops bear the blame for another's betrayal.
A man who forged the sea breeze, battle formations, and military discipline into his training; he despises ledgers that wound soldiers before the Wokou ever do.
A general who values military orders above his own life, most pained by the knowledge that even a recall order might be a false loyalty.
A general who reads the tremors of people before the sword and asks how justification reaches the soldiers.
