earned it

His gods would laugh at a creature who thought anything was fully destined. It seemed Hypnos was beginning to grasp this concept, as Kapra watched him, and he realized suddenly that their lesson had been much more rewarding than he had thought. Initially he had wanted to find some herbs to teach the boy about, perhaps tell him a few stories about the gods, but the course of the lesson had changed.. and certainly for the better. His grin was genuine, quite subdued from the normal goofy, manic expression he wore, and there was a shimmering excitement in his eyes. He knew little about what Hypnos had been through, about his maimed leg and his broken relationship with his mother, but he knew that it didn't need to define his young friend either.

'I refuse to die,' he'd tell him and Kapra would nod thoughtfully. "And that is why I invited you to join Katja and I," he explained carefully.  "You must not bow or give in to anyone. Your life is yours to control and to shape, and no one else ought to influence that unless you let them." His brow would would furrow as he examined him, emerald gaze straying to his leg.  "May I ask what happened to it?" he'd inquiry, quite curious, since it seemed more important than a simple injury.

His grin would widen at Hypnos's words.  "Exactly," he'd agree eagerly. "Katja and I.. we take what we want and fight for what we cannot have easily," he explained. "We live without fear and never hold back. Do the same and the world is yours." Without fear, it didn't matter what was lost.. they could find something they wanted even more.