20/09/2026
Warriors know when to tell a warrior to put down their weapons when pointing them unnecessarily.
There was a warrior woman who had learned to carry her spear everywhere.
Not because she wanted war, but because there had been times when nobody stood between her and harm. So she learned to stand for herself.
After enough battles, every approaching shadow began to look like an enemy.
Then one day, across Country, she met another warrior woman walking in the same direction.
She raised her spear.
The other woman did not raise hers.
“I know why you carry that. I carry my strength for the same reason. But I have not come to take yours away.”
She never asked to lead her. She never asked her to become smaller. She simply walked beside her—watching the same horizon, respecting the same Country and protecting the same peace.
Over time, the first warrior understood something.
The lesson from her old battles was never to fear every woman who carried strength. It was to recognise the behaviours of those who brought harm.
The woman beside her wasn't asking her to surrender her spear.
She was showing her that she didn't need to point it at her.
So she lowered it.
Not because she was weaker. Not because she had forgotten what happened. But because wisdom meant knowing the difference between an old enemy and a new person standing peacefully before her.
Neither woman walked in front.
Neither walked behind.
They walked Country together.
And as they walked, the second warrior said:
“Hey, it’s okay. I’m not here to take your spear. Keep it. Carry it for as long as you need it. I know I’m not your enemy, and I’ll still walk beside you.
Just stop pointing the bloody thing at me.”
