Chapter 10
The ancient Greeks had a word for it, Arthur [Birk’s voice said]. They called it hubris, which has been translated as “o’erweening pride.” It’s what happens when a man gets too puffed up with his own sense of self-importance. He thinks he can do nothing wrong, and his actions challenge the gods themselves. Well, the gods usually weren’t happy about such challenges, and they found all sorts of clever and humiliating ways to strike back….
I suppose it was partly my fault, but I refuse to take all the blame. I wasn’t the one who made Torres dictator, after all. I was just the guy who stood up at the wrong moment. I saw the crossfire, but I was stupid enough to think my armor was thick enough to stop all the bullets. I’ll take the blame for the stupidity quick enough, but if Torre
