[ There's that word again, hope. Such a dangerous, powerful, upsetting thing; it has been Alayne's only friend and her greatest enemy in the past. With Isaac missing, she finds herself at odds with it once more, unsure whether or not she should chase after it or simply give herself over to bitterness. ]
( x i i : d 1 )
Such things make you sound like Raleigh.
[ He had said something much the same. ]
I've never known soldiers to be very hopeful.