Pez

He hesitated at the foot of the staircase. “I have looked into the eye of the tiger,” he said to himself. “I have fought pirates and advised kings. I have sought out lost treasures in misty green mountains and through the riches of poverty have tamed my own heart. I have walked paths none other would tread, but this is more than I have courage for.” And he stumbled as he climbed toward his dying father's bed.