It's strange, standing here, knowing my future. For so long I've stood before you all, hands held forth to push my path through the unwilling walls of Fate. I've never known what was to come. I've only ever had my memories to look upon, and such memories I have. I have seen blood, so much blood. I have seen death on the field of war, but this is to be expected, and it troubles me not. But I have seen pain on the faces of innocents, on the faces of children. What's more...I have seen fear, the cold...