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'''Title: Book II: Valor'''

'''Author: Garlan Trynthlas'''
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Ah, Valor. Truly it is the 
one virtue practiced in 
the form closest to its 
true meaning! Yet sadly 
it falls short, lacking the 
definition and conviction 
needed for one to truly 
embrace valor.

Valor stems from the 
principle of courage alone, 
and it is there that the 
system falls short, for 
courage without conviction, 
without purpose, is 
fruitless. All throughout 
the lands there are 
warriors who fight with 
great courage, laughing in 
the face of fear...but 
still they fall, and ever 
shall it be so, since they 
lack the purpose - the 
truth - needed to instill 
the true sense and drive 
of valor into their very 
being!

Valor, friends, is not 
simple courage. It is 
courage without doubt, 
without question that the 
cause you fight for is 
worthy and true. Valor is 
strength of body and 
mind that cannot be 
defeated, even if a battle 
may seem lost.

I say, then, that only he 
who knows the truth of 
the virtues, in our age 
here and now, can be 
called valorous. For only 
he will be able to stand 
before his enemy without 
doubt and embrace the 
glory of battle without 
fear of being lost.

[[Category:Virtues and Religion]]