He knew that he wielded magic as well as iron, and yet looked away from it, and made himself fables to explain his own presence in the world, and sou… - C. J. Cherryh

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He knew that he wielded magic as well as iron, and yet looked away from it, and made himself fables to explain his own presence in the world, and sought gods who might be more powerful than himself. It would be very comfortable if there were someone more powerful than himself, on this Road, on this particular morning, someone to guide him, even someone to blame....