(Not) Rising

"It's definitely not death."

"You do not fear death. You think this makes you strong. It makes you weak."

"Why?"

"How can you move faster than possible, fight longer than possible without the most powerful impulse of the spirit: the fear of death."

"I do fear death. I fear dying in here, while my city burns, and there's no one there to save it."

"Then make the climb."

"How?"

"As the child did. Without the rope. Then fear will find you again."