Zaemonlookedatmebitterly。\"AndyouarethemantheHighCouncilthoughttotrustastheywouldtrustoneofthemselves？
Trulyweareinanageofweakmenandfaithlessnow。But，mylord——nay，Imustcallyoubrotherstill:wecannotbetooniceinourchoosingto—day——youarethebestthereis，andwemusthaveyou。Welittlethoughtyouwouldaskapriceforyourgeneralship，havingoncetakenoathonthewallsoftheArkoftheMysteriesitselfthatalways，comewhatmight，youwouldbeaservantoftheHighCounciloftheClanwithoutfeeandwithouthopeofadvancement。Butthisistheageofbrokenvows，andyouaregoingnomorethantrimwiththefashion。Indeed，brother，perhapsI
shouldthankyouforbeingnomoregreedyinyourdemands。\"
\"Youmaysparemeyourtaunts。You，byself—denialandprofoundsearchintothehighestofthehigherMysteries，havemadeyourselfsomethingwiserthanhuman;Ihavepreservedmyhumanity，andwithititspowersandfrailties;anditseemsthateachofushashisproperuses，oryouwouldnotbecomenowheretome。
Ratheryouwouldhavedonethegenerallingyourself。\"