Colonel Vansco Aldame is a man who places great emphasis on rituals.
It's not that he's vain; in fact, when it comes to the pursuit of material pleasure, he's no more enthusiastic than others, and perhaps even more indifferent compared to many of his peers.
Or perhaps, he is indeed vain.
But his vanity is not of the kind that's ostentatious or competitive for the sake of others' attention.
What he seeks is to write history, to become part of the collective memory of everyone on the land where he grew up.
But is the hope of "writing history" also a kind of yearning for "others' attention"?
We cannot know for sure.
In any case, it was for this reason that Vansco Aldame purposefully, under the gaze of the entire legion, with a flawless image and awkward phrasing, spiritedly issued an order that could have been given with just one syllable.
Because he understood the importance of "ritual" in the construction of collective memory.
