"It was a slower death than he ever expected but... it was also less violent." He had expected his father's murderous fists, or the Templars' blade.

He considers it. "No. Not really. Sometimes, they leave wounds and those wounds scar on our soul and the scar tissue doesn't hurt, but it's not stronger. Just different. Trials change us. Sometimes, they help us learn things, make wiser, or kinder, or sometimes not. I don't think adversity inherently makes anyone 'stronger'."