The Stitched-Up-Warrior hears jokes about lions and tigers being caged for amusement, but he has seen worse.
He knows that all dogs were once wolves, that in being tamed comes a change in mind and appearance. True danger lies not in being locked up, but in forgetting we are a prisoner.
But the warrior is awake, others take notice of his eyes; open, observant, unflinching. Eyes that can kill. The warrior has felt the freedom in pursuing his dreams, the fulfillment in achieving, and the growth in failing and being alone. “Comfort and safety make one weak” the warrior smirks. “Why give in to becoming small.”