Sometimes denying reality is all that keeps a person going, isn’t it? - John G. Hemry

It does not appear to be too difficult," Alain agreed. "But I remember being cautioned that maps carry their own illusions, often making appear simple a journey which is actually far more difficult in practice.

He may be a Mage, but he’s also a guy, so he has to have plenty of stuff wrong with him.

I believe that we are given choices, places where decisions may be made to walk one road or another. We do not know what provides these choices, but we may call it destiny to give a name to that which is unknowable. Destiny offers the choices, but we choose the road.