[Fight, he had said. But they were not soldiers. It was something Prince often stressed, although not all would agree. But he had known war, and this was like no war he knew. It was too unbalanced for that. Too secretive. The enemy wanted no land from them, no tribute. They wanted their destruction, and to be left to their machinations.]

That depends upon the situation. Sometimes you will be called on to fight, sometimes to speak, sometimes to spy. The force we fight has many plots, some of them are simple, some are unbelievably complex. How we deal with them must be as flexible.

[As simply as he could phrase it, if not as simply as others.]