We still prepare, so that when we do move, the servants of the corpse god stand no chance of resisting us.
Speak for yourself brother! I would surpass him. (Although in all seriousness I only got to read the first book. Is the omnibus worth it?)
From iron cometh strength. From strength cometh will. From will cometh faith. From faith cometh honour. From honour cometh iron. and yes, go read the omnibus
(Yes, but there's a pretty big chunk of his story missing from the omnibus. You can gather what happened through conjecture, but its pretty obvious that a lot was skipped) Honsou's very existence is a sign of our dominance over the Sons of Dorn. Whatever strength he claims is a gift from the Iron Warriors who taught him.