“Don't be sorry, be diligent,” he shouted gruffly. “Absorb what I just said and maybe you will come out of this mission with all your limbs intact.” He scowled at my right hand. “Well most of them.”
I nodded and headed toward the dune before he stopped.
“One more thing,” he said. “If you do find yourself backed into a corner with no way out, just remember that the 'last resort' is truly a last resort. You only get one chance to make a first mistake.” He walked up the ramp and entered the ship.
Death is just a portal which leads to the next journey. Vanth taught me that during my first month of training, right after I almost died fighting four of his holograms. I scampered across the desert like a scorpion. As I approached the dune I pondered what I would do once I reached the oasis. The
