Death is all. Choosing death whenever faced with the choice between life and death is the warrior"s paramount way to serve the liege lord. To give up self for others, to become one with the lord"s wishes, is the warrior"s ultimate goal. A life is a pittance to pay for the supreme honor of dying in the service of one"s lord.—A Book of Five Rings. A Book of Five RingsBubbling Water woke, the feel of a man beside her, the smell of their pleasures around her. Smiling, she thanked the Infinite for granting her fulfillment. Careful not to wake Snarling Jaguar, she rose, looking around. A bucket was in a corner. While she relieved herself, she cleansed her skin with trace chemathonics. Then she checked her uterus, where she held his seed suspended. Sperm lived less than six hours outside the sa