“The day of battle dawned pink as the fresh-bitten thigh of a maiden.”
“Fool's blood, king's blood, blood on the maiden's thigh, but chains for the guests and chains for the bridegroom, aye aye aye.”
“Dawn was breaking over the horizon, shell pink and faintly gold...”
“Pink is a beautiful color, because it is one of the colors that the sun makes at twilight and in the dawns.”
“There are no more battles between good and evil, no more monsters to slay, no maidens in need of rescue. Most maidens areare perfectly capable of rescuing themselves in my experience,at least the ones worth anything in any case.”
“I am like a snake who has already bitten. I retreat from a direct battle while knowing the slow effect of the poison.”