Socrates
This plaque reads "Only the fearless may proceed. Brave ones, foolish ones. Both walk not the middle road." You pressed only the buttons that were off the middle path. Does that mean, then, that you consider brave people to be fearless?

Toriel
Yes, that is what the puzzle means.

Socrates
It is indeed what the puzzle means, but the intention of my question was to ask whether you believe so yourself.

Toriel
I do.

Socrates
What, then, do you say of an animal that endangers itself because it lacks knowledge and therefore doesn't have fear? Would such an animal be brave?

Toriel
No, that is just foolish.

Socrates
And a soldier that charges into battle in spite of his fear? Is such a man courageous?

Toriel
Yes, he is.

Socrates
Then it is possible to be brave without being fearless, and to be fearless without being brave, so courage is not the same as fearlessness.

Toriel
You are right. I cannot readily explain what it means to be brave. However, this is just a puzzle. It is not meant to be taken so seriously. You are a very unusual man.