Apotheus: Can somebody recite our most well known phrase?

Scouts: Where logic fails, the army begins,

Apotheus: Comrades, unfortunately, this is true. Our organisational command has suffered the most of this. War, so long as we risk it, will always be a matter of instinct, but this is why we tear our souls preparing you for anything short of god himself. Listen, carefully and silently.

*Blah blah blah, scout here, forward operations in hill blah*

Scout: If it comes, how do we fight it?

Apotheus: We are not here to fight, we are here to win. If you end up fighting, drop everything and fly away. Leave it to us.

Scout: Comrade Apotheus, doesn't war require heroes?

Apotheus: A hero is nothing without love for others. If you don’t think so, reconsider what you are doing here.

*Apotheus dismisses them*

Scout 1: He believes weird things.

Scout 2 : Let him believe what he will; we have sounder principles.


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Arkas points to Lychinos to come near him.

Lychinos: Nte, you feel well Arka?

Arkas: You’re fine… good, I needed to be sure, to never forget moral matters like that...

Lychinos:  Your breath… are you distressed?

Arkas: I can assure you, I am not. Lychine, I won’t always be here to teach you about consequences.

Lychinos: You were talking about moral matters before, whats this about consequences.

Arkas: Everything having to do with consequences is a moral matter. Polytechnous makes this clear, what happens here has significance beyond just this camp. Above all I want you to be safe.

Lychinos hesitates: You’re not going to let me go contentedly, are you?

Arkas: I will, just… *rubs eyes* I don’t want to ever have to grieve for you.

Lychinos: ...in that case, Arka, I want you to have this.

Lychinos gives Arka a thing

Arkas: Is this?

Lychinos:  If you receive a corpse without a soul and a body lacking blood, you’ll have this to remember me.

Arkas: ...Lychine, you fool, this strategic nonsense isn't worth dying for.

Kimon pases by: No sentiments Arka? you don’t take pleasure in those words.

Lychinos: I’m just giving greater proof of my courage, thats all

Arkas: In that case... at least, give me notice of departure

*They salute before turning it into a hug*

Arkas: Lychine, for a moment, I forgot who’s air I was breathing.

Lychinos: Funny, I forget that when I’m around you.