"This is what happens when your family protects you too well. You've never had to weather any real storms."
"In fact, why is it that the prodigies from the Prefecture City's Grand Lineages so rarely achieve the Merit and Fame of a Prefecture Official, with the majority of those positions going to the Schools?"
"On one hand, it's a matter of heritage. A Grand Lineage might pass down a fortune, but some things can't be bought for any price. In that, they truly can't compare."
"On the other hand... it's also about the different environments they're raised in."
"Presence is the second stage of the Military Dao. You've cultivated this second stage to Perfection, yet you can't even pass the first. This means that whenever you throw a punch or swing your sword, you're always calculating gains and losses. You can't follow your instincts to fight for that one sliver of a chance to survive."
