It’s the ego. We want to be the hero of the story. We want to be Aragorn holding the gate at Helm’s Deep. But we forget that even Aragorn retreated from Weathertop. Even the mighty fall back to regroup.
Turn your back. Kick up the dirt. Sprint for the tree line. escape from orc: fleeing
The old adage says, "He who fights and runs away lives to fight another day." But when the enemy is an Orc, the calculus is a bit more visceral. It’s the ego
It’s the ego. We want to be the hero of the story. We want to be Aragorn holding the gate at Helm’s Deep. But we forget that even Aragorn retreated from Weathertop. Even the mighty fall back to regroup.
Turn your back. Kick up the dirt. Sprint for the tree line.
The old adage says, "He who fights and runs away lives to fight another day." But when the enemy is an Orc, the calculus is a bit more visceral.