“ But-- she tried not to wail, but her voice crept upward, anyway --I want to go HOME--And I want a palace and a handsome, young prince who has an unnatural lust for old women, and neither of us are goi… Mercedes Lackey
“ Sebastian looked alarmed at her stiffness, but Eric took it in and chuckled. Riding astride would have been easier, he said. You put twice the strain on yourself with that unnatural position.Oh, I kno… Mercedes Lackey
“ You have a long history, he said, when Lanya indicated her story was finished. Ah, Harrier, were I to tell you a long story, we should be here for a sennight, perhaps more. Long stories are best saved… Mercedes Lackey
“ I'd been going to study Pre-Flowering History, Tiercel offered. Now you're living it, Kave said. Mercedes Lackey
“ So, that's okay. It's not like you're turning into an Endarkened or something, like Kellen's evil stepbrother Anigrel the Black. Mercedes Lackey
“ Well, we could have just given him a horse and sent him on his way, but... Ancaladar ate the horse. Mercedes Lackey
“ There were times that Tiercel thought that the Wild Magic had a far greater sense of humor than the Light-Priests had ever spoken of, considering that to help him oppose the forces of Darkness, it had… Mercedes Lackey
“ Inexperience can be overcome, ignorance can be enlightened, but prejudice will destroy you. Mercedes Lackey
“ It is the way in which the Dark returns, Harrier. I will explain, if you like. Oh, no, Harrier said. I'd much rather not know a thing about what we're facing. Let me get dressed first. A few minutes l… Mercedes Lackey
“ Every time people give me presents, it just makes trouble.He thought of his Naming Day party, and the gift from his Uncle Alfrin that had actually started all this. Especially if it's books. Someone g… Mercedes Lackey
“ We all know what we should have done as we look backward. Yet looking backward further still, we may say that all goes as the Wild Magic wills. And we must look forward if we are to live long enough t… Mercedes Lackey
“ Yeah, and if I have to choose between being eaten by the Endarkened and telling my Da I'm a Wildmage, I'm not sure which I'd pick. Mercedes Lackey
“ And don't even suggest that these would be better off in Tiercel's hands. No, Tiercel has other things to do with his life. You, on the other hand, get to protect him. And guess what that makes you?St… Mercedes Lackey
“ Among the dragons, the prohibition against asking direct questions did not exist, and-as Harrier discovered immediately-dragons were even more outrageous gossips than sailors. Mercedes Lackey
“ The idea that they were going to have to-eventually-go someplace that was even hotter than this was now was worrying Harrier, but there wasn't much he could do about it at the moment. He couldn't imag… Mercedes Lackey
