“Your happiness is a beacon of light in my life. Although you may not realize so now, your bright disposition will smooth many paths ahead for you. Whatever happens—don’t ever let that light go out.”

“Only a fool goes to war in winter.”

“Leofric met her eye, his own gaze hard. He was clearly losing patience with her. “This is life,” he snapped. “It’s not sweet and it’s not pretty—but before you look at me with scorn remember I’ve just saved both our lives.”

“We must choose our allegiances carefully, for there is no going back on them.”

“There is no friendship between kings.”

“People are rarely what they first appear—good, bad, or otherwise.”

“It does not matter how much we distance ourselves, how far we run - the past always shadows us.”

“If I wish to kiss you, I will. No priest, no father, and no god will stop me.”

“Love doesn’t rule the world. The lust for power and dominance over others is what drives men – always has, always will.”

“Your happiness is a beacon of light in my life. Although you may not realize so now, your bright disposition will smooth many paths ahead for you. Whatever happens—don’t ever let that light go out.”

“Ours is a world controlled by the warrior and the sword.”