I Pull Back the Hammer

“For the want of a nail the shoe was lost.”

I’ve always hated the tendency to blame big problems on small details. Sure, that horse lost a shoe but why was it being forced to ride into battle in the first place?

Because of the soldier on her back.

Why was that soldier on her back? Anyone with a lick of self preservation would avoid running into gun fire unless there’s a bigger gun aimed at their heads from where they came. The soldier fights because they’re forced to, be it conscription or no other available jobs. If the soldier had a…