‘I have many masks, each with its own story.’ “I was an obscure young painter at the Temple of Dawn; the strongest apprentice in the gladiator arena; a killing machine in the eyes of the goblins...” “The holy nun in the sunlight is me, and the old gentleman on the train is also me...” “I have hurriedly fled through underground passageways and left behind beautiful legends in the borderlands...” “Under the mask is a more beautiful mask; ”in the lie often lies the truth...’