“I asked myself, 'What would Branwen do in these circumstances?'" He smiled. "The answer came very easily." "Then perhaps such questions are better left unasked," retorted Branwen.”

“Although Branwen had no patience for dry lists of names and dates, she had always loved the thrilling tales of the old wars that were told and retold around the hearth in the Great Hall of Garth Milain.”

“But it would be wise.""I've never been known for my wisdom,”

“Watch my sword, not my face!'he said. 'I'm going to stab you, not bite you!”

“You're in a fairy tale right now, Tania, but what happens on the morning after happy ever after?”

“Only the weak of heart threaten those who cannot fight back, Angor of Doeth Palas," he said.”

“You must have the courage to face what happened today and to live with it in your heart and to use the memory of it to grow and be strong.”