What is honored should be honored for the soul's own sake; otherwise it is better to break the bond at the very outset. If your own welfare matters to you, hear these words: the true worth of everything lies in steadfastness. A sapling well-watered thrives on the surface, but once dried up from within, no amount of tending will bring forth new growth. Says Tuka, it is through the sculptor's chisel-blows that divinity emerges from the stone; once broken, it is too late for the world to ask about the lineage of the fragments.