“Why do you tell me what everyone learns as a child and call it an explanation?” Stemis asked, trying to rein in his impatience. “Because, what if someone else had advised Soros in his decisions? What if that advice had affected his actions? What if someone who knew some of what was to come told Soros that he would be the one to rally the people? Would he have gone off to fight, or would he have tried to rally the West with his father? Would he have died along with him? If he had, we would not be here.” Stemis tossed that around in his mind. “I think I understand, but can you clarify your point?” “I think,” Oran began, “that the point is you have to put your trust in others, or maybe in fate.” “Close,” Gelarus said, “but it will do.”
