You have three choices

Young Kings.

There is no sin greater than betrayal.

There is no other act as universally despised by mankind.

Only your friends can betray you.

Your enemies cannot.

Your enemies can only attack you,

and attacks can be prepared for.

Attacks can be defended against.

Treachery is so dangerous in that it strikes at your absolute weakness while you are completely unprepared.

The only defense against it is to live a life without a single drop of brotherhood.

Treachery can only be defended against by living a life not worth living.

Treachery can affect anyone.

And this is why the act is universally despised by all men.

Young Kings,

Never betray your friends, the rewards will never be worth the life that comes after the act.

Treachery leaves a permanent stain on the perpetrator.

They become an untouchable.

A man who can never be trusted by anyone ever again.

A man who will never be able to experience brotherhood for the rest of his human life,

When you betray a man,

You do not only lose the trust of that man.

You lose the trust of every man on earth.

If you would betray one friend, why would you not betray another one?

If you would betray an ally, what does your allegiance even mean?

It doesn't matter the circumstances of the act.

The act itself means that it is always a possibility.

To betray a man is to mark yourself for life.

And curse yourself with a life not worth living.

Beware.

- Tate