Steven Erikson quote: We go to partake of death. And it is in these moments, before the blades are unsheated, before blood wets ...

We go to partake of death. And it is in these moments, before the blades are unsheated, before blood wets the ground and screams fill the air, that the futility descends upon us all. Without our armor, we would all weep.

~ Steven Erikson ~

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