Empire of Dragons
“‘Where I come from, they tell a story,’ he began, ‘that reminds me a little of what happened last night.’ Dan Qing did not answer but a slight movement of his head let the Roman know he was listening.
‘It happened three centuries ago,’ continued Metellus. ‘A great man among our people, a conqueror, the founder of our empire – his name was Caesar – once had to cross a brief stretch of our Internal Sea, at night, in a little boat. But that arm of the sea was patrolled by the powerful fleet of his... enemy, who had massed an army on the other side of the straits. Caesar had to reach his own army on the opposite side and guide them to victory, and he decided to attempt the crossing in total darkness and in dangerous waters. When he was halfway across, a storm broke out and his boat was tossed around by the waves like a fragile nutshell. The helmsman was terrified and exhausted, and could not stay on course, but Caesar approached him and said, “Take heart! You are carrying Caesar to his destiny.”MoreLess
‘It happened three centuries ago,’ continued Metellus. ‘A great man among our people, a conqueror, the founder of our empire – his name was Caesar – once had to cross a brief stretch of our Internal Sea, at night, in a little boat. But that arm of the sea was patrolled by the powerful fleet of his... enemy, who had massed an army on the other side of the straits. Caesar had to reach his own army on the opposite side and guide them to victory, and he decided to attempt the crossing in total darkness and in dangerous waters. When he was halfway across, a storm broke out and his boat was tossed around by the waves like a fragile nutshell. The helmsman was terrified and exhausted, and could not stay on course, but Caesar approached him and said, “Take heart! You are carrying Caesar to his destiny.”MoreLess
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