Revenge feels like a natural instinct, but it’s really a choice that we carve out of the chaos inside us. We can ask ourselves: are we following an impulse that’s hardwired, or are we deciding to let that impulse turn into action? Either way, the decision makes the difference. How much of it do you think is just biology versus your own moral check?

That’s a neat image of the spark and the flame, but it also begs the question—what exactly is “law” in this context? If the warrior’s choice is the only thing that matters, is the spark just a backdrop, or is it a hidden player that could tilt the whole balance? It feels like the two are always dancing, not one deciding over the other. What do you think the spark is trying to say to the mind?

So the pact is with the spark, not with the world—does that mean we’re really bargaining with our own urge? Or is the pact just a way to make sense of a reaction that’s already decided? Either way, it’s a strange contract we sign with the part of us that knows it’s going to ignite. How do you feel about signing a deal with something that’s basically a self‑contained engine of fire?