Two choices lay before him. One was to save his brothers, with little certainty of success, but in return he would gain their eternal support. Yet without them, he had no confidence that he could defeat the powerful Horde Warchief before him and rescue his brothers. And it was certain that the leaderless Centaur rear would be attacked by the Quilboar and suffer a devastating defeat. The other was to abandon the brothers loyal to him, return to consolidate all the remaining forces of his own clan and theirs, drive back the Quilboar, then look for another chance to continue fighting the Horde or withdraw. Even if his strength was greatly diminished, he would still have enough power to contend with the First Khan Kolk and the Third Khan Magra.
Looking to history for reference, two men had faced similar choices. One was Liu Bei. He chose to remain with his two brothers, abandoning the territory he had painstakingly acquired and continuing to live under another's roof. The other was Liu Bang. He could kick his sons and relatives off his carriage time and time again, fleeing alone and preserving the strength to continue contending with Xiang Yu.
The results were obvious as well. Liu Bei possessed heaven-defying fortune. Someone was always willing to take him in, and he even gained the assistance of the peerless genius Zhuge Liang, the Sleeping Dragon. In the end, he established the foundation for a realm divided into three. But not everyone had such luck—when you had nothing, someone would come to join you and help you build everything from scratch. Liu Bang, meanwhile, was defeated by Xiang Yu countless times, yet he always preserved the strength to contend with him. He failed again and again, but could always start over. In the end,