GIDEON
pulled out all your stitches
"It is very different. Perhaps you should seek a more supportive, military role. For now though, focus on what you can do directly with your hands. There are searches to be made, beasts to be slain; things to be done that could use a strapping young man like yourself." He could see Harper being very useful, but Gideon doubted it would be in a position of leadership; if he'd have known who was being raised to Governor in Torchline as he spoke, he might have changed his mind.
Hubris is a bitch