In a room sit three great men, a king, a priest, and a rich man with his gold. Between them stands a sellsword, a little man of common birth and no great mind. Each of the great ones bids him slay the other two.
“Do it,” says the king, “for I am your lawful ruler.”
“Do it,” says the priest, “for I command you in the names of the gods.”
“Do it,” says the rich man, “and all this gold shall be yours.”
So tell me - who lives and who dies?
(Source: fearisforthewinter)