"Mmmm. So you have been studying. Close, but no. Fate is the [i]developing[/i] events we cannot control. Our actions direct fate, which has its own results. At least, that is the nightingale belief. You are free to study any religion you wish and accept its definition, there are many." Quinn went on. "Now, fate does not favour someone who has the Bond. At least that's what we say. In reality, fate goes against those with the bond to test their will. That is why the bond was made in the first place for the nightingales. Fate itself developed the bond for us so that it can be used. It...is also why many of your comrades are Children, rather then adults. See as soon as one has the bond, they are marked for death. It is up to extreme cunning for a holder of the bond to survive. That is why children being born into the clan, such as yourself, is so rare."