“He who discovers the heart of Arcrea and joins the hands of the seven regions will be king.”

“Bracy, why do I get the feeling that it's only a matter of time before you realize that while you've thought you were running away from God, you were actually running to Him...and that He's been holding your hand and leading you the whole way there?”

“Bracy sighed, "So this wasn't the heart...it was the head.""Bracy don't try to be poetic; it doesn't suit you.”

“An Angry female catawyld? Conquered.An outraged female dragon? Defeated.A woman who might pin him to the wall with green-eyed fury? Out of the question.”

“Now then," he mused, "how does one fly a dragon?”

“I have chosen a life that depends on one’s awareness that every breath may be his last, every step may bring his downfall, and every word may stir betrayal. In truth, I must live in conscious ignorance of the mere thread that holds my life aloft, trusting that God alone has the power to sever it, and that He will do so only when my work on earth is complete.”

“Ho there, it ignites!”