The Soul of Steel
The Luminary admires the strength of steel, but remembers the hammer's relentless song.
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The Luminary gazes upon a sword, its steel gleaming with unmatched strength. They admire its resilience, its ability to withstand any force. But the Luminary does not see only the final product.
They remember the ore, buried deep within the earth. They remember the furnace, its flames licking hungrily at the metal. And they remember the hammer, its relentless song shaping the steel with blow after blow.
The Luminary understands that true strength is not simply a matter of appearance. It is the culmination of countless trials, the embodiment of endured hardship. They admire the steel, but they never forget the beatings it got, for it is in those beatings that its soul was forged.