Telmus had fought many battles in his life, and he had never known defeat, but he had been wounded. In fact, he had been injured only twice in his life when in battle. The first time was when he raised his sword against his mother as a child, and she had shattered every bone in his body as she laughed at him. The last time was against the God King, Golgoth, who attacked his only weakness as a mortal, which was his soul.
One thing was clear to him: every time he had been wounded, it was because he had let his guard down and chosen to trust his opponents' honor.
