This opens interesting questions about what we fight for, and it made me look at where I draw the lines between forgiveness, revenge and self preservation. I think revenge is the attempt to inflict on someone the pain that has been inflicted on you. Forgiveness is about wiping the slate clean. Self preservation and honor is about rebuilding. When I build, I like to look carefully at my materials. What materials would I take into a battle to rebuild myself? What would I strike down? I feel like I can touch the blood drops on your image 8-0, and I think the increasing word sizes make an impact (and yet also feel a bit vengeful).