Self Preservation

“Not clever enough,” her voice was calm. My breathing, heavy and fast filled the silences between her words. “You have to think Varin. Every action made has consequences both unseen and unforeseeable. But often there will be signs. Clues lying about in plain sight. Common knowledge. When people act they make the mistake of thinking only in the small circle of now. But you have to see beyond that. Don’t think just about yourself when you act. Think: How will this impact the town, the kingdom, the world. You knew this would happen. You just didn’t allow the knowledge to reach your conscious level of thought. Try again.”