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Dragonlance -- Margaret Weis And Tracy Hickman (Eds.) - Tales I, Vol. Ii - Kender, Gully Dwarves, And Gnomes
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." The quote by one of his instructors came to Tor-bin
with little difficulty.
"Could you not make up for your mistake?"
"The friend would still be dead. It would still be my
responsibility."
The minotaur sighed, a sound much like a roaring wind.
"How long would you go on paying for that mistake? Ten
years? Twenty? If you should save a dozen lives, would
you still punish yourself for that one?"
"Your question is beyond the point of ridiculousness."
"Is it?" The man-beast studied his own hands. "Would
you run a man through from the back? A man who did not
even know there was a hint of danger?"
Torbin gasped. "A minotaur might slay a man in such a
way, but a Knight of Solamnia would never do such a foul
deed! I would challenge him!"
"Indeed? What if you knew this man could easily
outfight you? What if you knew that, if he survived, he
would cause the deaths of many?" The minotaur's eyes now
bore deep into the young knight's. "I ask again, are honor
and pride such good things? Must we always do 'the right
thing'? "
Torbin did not answer. He was confused. The minotaur's
words made some sense, yet, they could not.
The man-beast turned away from him, an almost sad
look in his eyes
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