[FONT=Optima][SIZE=1][COLOR=green]I watched as a raid was fought, admiring the bravery shown in the face of desperate and vicious foes, and found myself grinning as I saw even in those few skirmishes moves improved, grips perfected... there's a beauty in battle, a flow that goes with the deadly dance, just as there's a spirit here in the lands that I can feel in myself. This is my home, it is not for the taking, and I will fight til the last breath to defend our right to live, and love, and learn. We don't fight for ourselves, but for our friends and loved ones, the ones in our hearts. We fight because it's the only choice we have, to keep those we care for safe. As I write these words my mind goes to honest blue eyes that show every mood, my sister's soft laugh when I come back from a trip, and the easy smiles and comradery of so many. To my family, and my guild, and my friends. [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]