"Hna—hma," it muttered and then, at last, Hman, hnakrapunt." -- C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet
These are the last words of Hyoi as they are spoken to Ransom. With his final breath, he wants Ransom to know that he is a "Hman, hnakrapunt."
There are few titles more desirable than "dragon-slayer." There is hardly a designation you could bestow on a fellow man that would communicate more respect.
The only thing better than a world without dragons is a world with dead dragons with some of them having met their demise by your hands.
May God grant me and my sons the courage, opportunity and privilege to be named among those bearing the name, "hnakrapunt."
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