“My dear dead mother wanted me to go into an honorable trade, like grave robbing. Would I listen? No. Be an assassin, like your uncle Gustav, she said. Would I pay heed? No. Apprentice to the Necromancer―”

“You would do well to know, Marcus, that irritating a better swordsman than yourself is a good way to end up dead.”

“The world is much larger than I once dreamed, or perhaps my place in it is smaller than I once realized.”

“The past can be a terrible weight bound to you by an unbreakable chain. You can drag it with you, forever looking over your shoulder at what holds you back. Or you can let it go and move forward. It’s your choice.”

“Some loves come unbidden like winds from the sea, and others grow from the seeds of friendship.”

“I know you'll think this odd, but I find it strangely exhilarating not knowing what's coming next.”

“Your destiny is now your own to forge as best as you may.”