High in the castle, the flowers on the victor’s laurel do not bloom forever. Doubts always follow close on the heels of applause. In the deep forest in the distance, I saw a surge of black energy—flocks of black birds were stirring to move! But I will never sit and wait for defeat. The faded flowers suddenly split open into a scorching-wind beak. As the great fire-feathered bird dove down, every shadow would burn to ash.
— Lux’s Diary, Day 29 · Dawnwatch
courage and determination, challenge, confrontation, defense, advantageous position, defending one’s stance, holding the line, counterattack, overcoming many with few
cowardly retreat, being defeated, being suppressed, disadvantage, overwhelmed by coping, losing competitiveness, abandoning one’s stance, anxiety and unease, outnumbered and overpowered
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