We're not getting through that barrier.
Let's go.
Sir, what brings you here?
Advice. Your brother. He is in your
charge.
I watch out for him as any brother
would.
Yet every man beside you is your
brother. That is what it means to be
Spartan.
If you look out for just one, you weaken
the whole.
Of course, sir. But he is family. Aside
from my mother, the only family I have.
Family is a luxury reserved for the old.
He is a soldier, same as you. But if you
spend your time shielding him, you leave
another exposed. You do not have a
brother in the unit. You have brothers.
All of them.
Understood.
Thank you, sir.
Brother,
we returned the way we
futile,
huh?
Perfect. Still no Vilis. We run a foul
of a cult of crazy people and now we're
stuck.
We had to check. It was our duty to
Vicileis. Vacile cared only for himself.
He pursued everything other than being a
competent soldier. Not being a soldier
is not being a Spartan. And our duty is
to Sparta.
What if I didn't stay in the army? What
if I wanted to fish or make music?
Then you would be a fool. You can never
be a citizen. This is all we have.
The cult must have shut down the
ropeway.
Let's hope our shields are strong enough
to break our fall.
Here goes. With it or on it.
Yeah.
I feel like I'm about to hear what
Deer's Harvest Glaive means to you both.
The glaive represents the ability to
reap the rewards of one's endeavors,
cutting down all obstacles along the
path to victory.
It symbolizes a means to gather the
fruits of one's labor and carve one's
name into the annals of history.
Remember that the glaive not only reaps
but also sws. De meter teaches us our
duty is to provide for all as the
harvest feeds not just one Spartan but
the collective.
De meter provides.
I suppose now you'll ask me what De
meter's glaive means to me.
We are curious.
Maybe I shouldn't say, but
sometimes it just reminds me of the
personal harvest I was never allowed.
Why do you still do this? You seem to
resent it.
It's not so bad when duty is involved.
Maybe my life was overshadowed by the
greater needs of tradition. But
that's the choice I made for myself.
At least I had one to make.
Heat. Heat.
What happened to this?
That damned cult at the baron step. They
are so blinded by their beliefs. They
can't accept when others don't share
them.
It's not the first time I've had to
repair this temple after they defaced
it. Why hasn't anyone done something
about them?
A group of heretics who mostly keep to
themselves is low on Sparta's list of
threats.