"He is a youth who makes no... «The Golden Fool»
RamingoWS29 марта 2018"He is a youth who makes no half-measures in anything he does. He strives to be perfect in all he attempts." "Competitive, is he?" I tried to make my query casual. I busied my hands in smoothing my wayward hair back into its tail. Again she considered. "No. Not in the usual sense. There are some I practice with who think only of beating their opponents. That preoccupation can be used against them. But I do not think the Prince cares if he wins our matches, only that he fights each one perfectly. It is not the same thing as competing with my skills..." Her voice trailed away as she pondered it. "He competes with himself, against an ideal he imagines." My prompting seemed to startle her for an instant. Then, grinning, "That is it, exactly."
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