“[...] But my denial doesn't matter, because duty comes first.”
“I will be loyal to my Clan above everything. What I want doesn't matter. The Clan must always come first.”
“I've found my line- from now on this comes first. This is my immediate duty- without this I am nothing.”
“Honor is no phantom. Duty doesn't melt away, no matter how much we might wish it to.”
“The thing about denial is that it doesn't feel like denial when it's going on.”
“Put your heart aside. Duty comes first. But when fulfilling your duty, put your heart into it. It helps.”