“friendship was always contingent.”
“He is always becoming, and if it were not for the contingency of death, he would never end.”
“And even, if circumstances required, a contingency plan for his contingency plan's contingency plan.”
“It's didn't take a genis tactician to see that failure was imminent, Alyss more powerful that Arch had supposed. He would have to focus on his contingency plan and let the Glass Eyes attack on Wonderland fizzle out--a circunstance mildly disapointing, but not worrisome. Such a strategist was the king that he had a contingency plan for his contingency plan, and even, if circunstances required, a contingency plan for his contingency plan's contingency plan.”
“Friendship Always Wins”
“Friendship isn't always sunnyside up.”