芬里斯的狼与酒(4)
这颗星球严酷的自然环境注定了个体的挣扎是徒劳的,而这种无法逃离的毁灭正是一种尼采式的悲剧。
与之相似的,芬里斯人的命线则代表着有限的寿命和不可反抗的命运。《狼毒》中,命线是贯穿全文的关键概念,黎曼第一次与荷鲁斯见面时这样谈起命线:
“But I have no choice. It is written in my wyrd.”
Horus' face expressed an unspoken question.
Russ searched for an appropriate translation. “My fate, though it is more than that.”
“We do not believe in fate.”
“This is the Imperial Truth? This the Emperor also says to me on our trip here. An interesting idea,” he said, as if he had evaluated and rejected the concept. “The Imperial Truth,” he repeated, changing the emphasis as if trying out which way suited him best.