..There is another saying amongst those heros that I associate with: "If a man can stand tall and proud, he will not be afraid." And perhaps there is some truth in that, for if a man can stand tall and proud, with a good weapon or two in his hands, a trusted banishment spell on his lips, and his back against a wall, then his fear might lessen considerably. Even better is the scenario where he has two or three hundred trusted allies at his side, a nearby trap door for hasty escapes, and no enemy approaching for miles around. It gets better still when you add a tidy sum stashed away in a handy retirement account, the love of a good woman and a hiding place that no one else has discovered in hundreds of years. Under such circumstances, fear could conceivably be controlled. But don't count on it. - The teachings of Captain Chaos (a hero), Volume LV