‘When in doubt, do what is right, girl.‘
– Keeva’s Uncle, to Keeva Taliana, Hero in the Shadows
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‘That is also the way with fear. You can’t run from it. It will follow, snapping at your heels. Most fears recede if you face them down.‘
– Waylander, to Niallad, Hero in the Shadows
‘Hold to that. Hold to the light. Keep that code in your heart with every decision you make. And when, one day, you are faced with a rival, or an enemy, make sure you do nothing that would bring you shame.‘
– Waylander, to Niallad, Hero in the Shadows
‘My father told me a story once, about a man who lived in a valley. A great storm rose up and the river overflowed. The valley began to flood. A horseman rode by the man’s small house and said to him, “Come, ride with me, for your house will soon be under water.” The man told him that he needed no help, for the Source would save him. As the waters rose the man took refuge on his roof. Two swimmers came by and called out to him, “Jump into the water. We will help you reach dry land.” Again he waved them away, saying that the Source would protect him. As he sat perched on his chimney, thunder filling the sky, a boat came by. “Jump in,” called the boatman. Again the man refused. Moments later the water swept him away and he drowned.
The man’s spirit appeared before the Source. The man was angry. “I believed in you,” he said, “and you failed me.” The Source looked at him and said, “But, my son, I sent a rider, two swimmers and a boat. What more did you want?”‘
– Waylander, to Chardyn, Hero in the Shadows
‘Wealth is a small thing, tiny like a grain of sand. It seems large only to those who do not possess it.‘
– Waylander, to Keeva Taliana, Hero in the Shadows
‘You have honour and principles. You are a great man. It doesn’t matter about the past. You are who you are, regardless of it.‘
– Yu Yu Liang, to Kysumu, Hero in the Shadows
‘You think the Source only usues good men for his purposes? I have seen differently.’
– Waylander, to Chardyn, Hero in the Shadows
‘Such thoughts are for the young. Pride is everything, status must be fought for. It is all empty and meaningless. It is ephemeral. Like the leaf on the oak tree. “Look at me, I am the greenest leaf, the biggest leaf, the finest leaf. None of the other leaves has my majesty.” Yet autumn beckons, and winter mocks all the leaves, the great and the green, the small and the stunted.’
– Kysumu, to Waylander, Hero in the Shadows
‘Without fear there can be no courage.’
– Song Xiu, to Yu Yu Liang, Hero in the Shadows