ing the flails of the Hornet over his head, speeding and slowing the serrated metal as they walked. Count Non was beside him. Lulu and Shrike walked ahead, led by Primo. Lulu said something that made Shrike laugh.
"Whats ever enough? In for a dime, in for a dollar," said Spyder.
"Does that attitude make you a hero or a fool, I wonder. "
"Theyre the same thing. Fools get themselves cornered. Heroes are just the fools who get out of it. "
Count Non nodded. "Being a fool might just be your greatest strength. A fool can do what a wise man wont," he said, and shifted his pack from on shoulder to the other. "In the Tarot deck, the Fool is depicted as a young man about to step off a cliff into empty air. Most people assume that the Fool will fall. But we dont see it happen, and a Fool doesnt know that hes subject to the laws of gravity. Against all odds, he just might float. "
"If fucking up is power, I should be the Hulk by now," said Spyder. He took a breath. "Goddamn. Im going in. I told myself I wasnt. Ive been sort of turning it over in my mind this whole time. "
"Thinking goes against the fools strengths. Just do what you have to do. "
"Truth is, I kind of always knew I was going, from the first time Cinders bought it up. But I couldnt admit it," Spyder said, spinning the Hornet from side to side. "Theres an old Buddhist saying that whenever you ask a question, you already know the answer. "
"Im glad to hear you bring up the Buddha," Count Non said. "All that medieval Christianity that informs your descriptions of Hell had me worried. We can learn a lot from the Buddha. In Hell, youll be all right if you remember his
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