Bella Bee

“A phalanx is only as strong as the men who make it up,” she muttered, remembering a lesson her aunt had taught her long ago.     “What nonsense is that?” said Jufari. “Roman drivel for sure. The Sandawei have the power to break them, and we will. You will see.” She smiled to herself, knowing the truth. “That's why they defeated your people, mine too,” she said, smearing her blood all over Narcissus’s hairy shoulders and chest, her spirits rising when the color returned wherever she touched. “They understand that no one individual is greater than the whole, that an unbreakable shield can stand up to the most powerful assault if executed properly.”
― Rhett Gervais, Apprentice