[ That's complicated, isn't it? A long time ago, he would have said that it was only respect. Even a few years ago, the night he buried a blade in Vander's belly, he would have said the same thing. But he knows the truth. He knows that they are one and the same. At least where he is from. There's no difference. To be feared is to be respected, but one cannot be respected, without being feared. ]
Once, I would have said respect.
Where I am from, you cannot have one without the other. It's a lesson I was forced to learn at great cost.
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[ That's complicated, isn't it? A long time ago, he would have said that it was only respect. Even a few years ago, the night he buried a blade in Vander's belly, he would have said the same thing. But he knows the truth. He knows that they are one and the same. At least where he is from. There's no difference. To be feared is to be respected, but one cannot be respected, without being feared. ]
Once, I would have said respect.
Where I am from, you cannot have one without the other. It's a lesson I was forced to learn at great cost.