Of Dignity

'You didn't scream,' Gaunt said to her suddenly, firing steadily.
'What?'
'You didn't scream when they grabbed you.'
'And that's good - why?'
'Waste of energy, of dignity. If they'd killed you, they'd have taken no satisfaction in it.'
'Oh,' she said, nonplussed, not sure if she should be flat¬tered.
'Never give the enemy anything, Ana. They take what they take and that's more than enough as it is.'


Ibram Gaunt to Ana Curth
[Honor Guard]
{Gaunt's Ghosts}
Dan Abnett