Those that sought easy victories or simple game presented their necks readily to the blade. One may have every advantage: iron in abundance or a swift mount, and still find themselves prey. Lo, the easy path is rarely the safer one.
To seek advantage was desirable; to find it without trial, suspicious. The world had moved beyond easy ways and ready answers. Yet, lesser men always sought the least effort and the well-trodden road. The Varn were not lesser men. To follow them meant a harsh pace to keep abreast meant great sacrifice. Mighty rewards went not to the weak. Life had become suffering. One could embrace it, or perish. Such was the lesson taught by the Varn.
Still, simpletons thought themselves masters of their fates by ease or luck. Learning life lessons gained a deadly finality. And who should argue? The world had no patience for those who plunged blindly into spears. Fools do not live long in a world of hate.
