โ iโm sorry that i never trusted you. i donโt know how to do that any more. โ
โ you make it difficult for a man to swallow his anger. โ
โ history is a wheel, for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging. what has happened before will perforce happen again. โ
โ the worst isnโt done. the worst is just beginning, and there are no happy endings. โ
โ words are like arrows. once loosed, you cannot call them back. โ
โ you are a lioness, and it is for all the lesser beasts to fear you. โ
โ anger is better than tears, better than grief, better than guilt. โ
โ kind? how boring that would be. i aspire to be wicked. โ
โ sometimes there is no happy choice, only one less grievous than the others. โ
โ when i make a jest i smile. do you see me smiling? do you hear laughter? โ
โ beauty can sometimes mask deadly danger. โ
โ i know what a burden you bear. you should let me share the load. โ
โ you would be wise to not take me lightlyโฆand wiser still not to make of me a foe. โ
โ i need to sleep, but fear to dream. โ
โ i do not doubt that kindness and mercy and forgiveness can still be found somewhere in this kingdom, but do not look for them here. โ
โ no fight is hopeless till it has been fought. โ
โ open your eyes and look about you. the kingdom is in ruins. โ
โ my hand is hungry for a sword. i need to kill someone. โ
โ it does no good to speak of roads not taken. โ
โ i begin to think that all your words of love were lies. โ
โ i pray that i never offend you. you are terrible when roused. โ
โ a sweet face oft hides a sinnerโs heart. โ
โ when i am with you, iโฆi can scarcely think. you are all i ever dreamt of. โ
โ i used to be someone, but now iโm not. โ
โ suffering is everywhereโฆand grief and death. โ
โ you ought to be pleading for my forgiveness rather than seeking to provoke me further. โ
โ i have been here the whole time, waiting for you to come to me. โ
โ no one who wears a crown is ever safe. โ
โ i have touched more men that i can count. some with my lips, more with my axe. โ
โ i love you too, but youโre a fool. a beautiful golden fool. โ
โ i have been despised by better men than you. โ
โ i never wanted to see half the things iโve seen, and iโve never seen half the things i wanted to. โ
โ that man is as useless as nipples on a breastplate. โ
โ sometimes there is no happy choice. only one less grievous than the others. โ
โ most have been forgotten. most deserve to be forgotten. โ
โ heroes will always be remembered. the best. the best and the worst. and a few who were a bit of both. โ
โ we all dream of things we cannot have. โ
โ i do not know who we are, if truth be told, nor where we might be going. i only know the road is dark. โ
โ you lie. worse, you lie poorly. โ
โ do you even know what honor is? โ
โ this is not real. this is another bad dream, and soon iโll wake. โ
โ the rain feels good against my face. it feels like tears. โ
โ i need you as i have never needed you before. โ
โ there is no shame in being afraid, only in showing your fear. โ
โ it is a good thing that i thrive on chaos. โ
โ the times grow ever more interesting, and when the times are interesting you can never have too many swords. โ
โ curses are only in songs and stories. โ
โ you will forgive me if i am suspicious, but the times are troubled. โ
โ fear cuts deeper than swords. โ
โ be grateful that i have more honor than some. โ
โ you do turn a pretty shade of pink when you blush. โ
โ you would do well to ride with me. the roads are perilous. โ
โ some doors are best left closed. โ
โ it does no good to speak of things no man can change. โ
โ why wonโt they leave us be? we never did them any harm. โ
โ i cannot die yet. there is something i still need to do. โ
โ itโs time you told me the rest of your plan, donโt you think? โ
โ every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old. โ
โ words are wind. they cannot hurt you. let them wash over you. โ
โ you are not the only one with wounds. โ
โ when the cold wind blows the lone wolf dies and the pack survives. โ
โ i will teach them what it means to put a lion in a cage. โ
โ better to mock the game than to play and lose. โ
โ knowledge is a weapon. โ
โ you know me. if you want sweet words, look elsewhere. โ
โ you reckless fool. what do you think youโre doing? โ
โ youโll be safe here. no one will know where you are but me. โ
โ sorcery comes at a cost. โ
โ i have never taken kindly to chastisement, as any number of dead men could tell you. โ
โ so youโre brave as well as beautiful. โ
โ this will cause more trouble than you know, i fear. โ
โ will you throw your life away for pride? โ
โ the crows will feast upon us all if you go on this way. โ
โ our time together is at an end, i fear. โ
โ spare me your japes, i have no taste for them. โ
โ war makes monsters of us all. โ
โ you cannot eat love, nor buy a horse with it, nor warm your halls on a cold night. โ
โ i have a hole where my heart should be. โ
โ i thank you, but i have no need of your protection. โ
โ trust is earned. like gold. โ
โ a lie is not so bad if it is kindly meant. โ
โ far be it from me to question the word of such an honorable person. โ
โ i will bring the head of any man who would betray you. โ
โ noble words, but words are easy. deeds are hard. โ
โ my father is very good at doing nothing. he calls it thinking. โ
โ if you do not go, i will spend the rest of my life wondering what might have happened if i had. โ
โ the sea is never weary. i must be as tireless. โ
โ itโs strength thatโs needed here, not chivalry. โ
โ i did not come to you for comfort. โ
โ you see the wonders that can be worked with lies and gold? โ
โ an age of wonder and terror will soon be upon us, an age for gods and heroes. โ
โ a ruler gets no rest. โ
โ if you share your plans with no one, no one can betray you. โ
โ i have a confession. ours was no chance encounter. โ
โ you have your motherโs eyes. honest eyes, and innocent. โ
โ am i still a thief if i put it back and no one ever knows? โ
โ i am weak and full of sin, and scorn is more than i deserve. โ
โ when have i provoked any manโฆunduly? โ
โ i have never met a man i didnโt provoke, you should know that well enough by now. โ
โ thatโs a cold suspicious look if i ever saw one. โ
โ youโve faced more things this past year than most men face in a lifetime. โ
โ there is a difference between fear and caution. โ
โ it is my look they will flinch from, my frown they must fear. โ
โ you have been disappointing me for years. โ
โ why? tell me that. tell me why. โ
โ i am surrounded by enemies and imbeciles. โ
โ go back. turn away. there is nothing here for you. โ
โ you would do well to omit โmustโ from any speech directed at me. โ
โ a bad dream. did i scream? iโm sorry. โ
โ i will not be afraid. i will not let them see my fear. โ
โ you will never know how sick it makes me to see you. you will never know how much i despise you. โ
โ i have seen terrible things in my time. โ
โ only a fool makes threats heโs not prepared to carry out. โ
โ stay with me. i do not want to sleep alone. โ
โ sometimes it is best to study a game before you attempt to play it. โ
โ why, do what you always do. do nothing. โ
โ no man ever truly knows what he can do unless he dares to leap. โ
โ what you meant does not matter. only what you did. โ
โ is there any more that you would care to tell me? โ
โ i canโt command you to be brave, but i can command you to hide your fears. โ
โ tell me something useful. tell me of our enemy. โ
โ go away. you are not welcome here. โ
โ these are such fearful times. some nights i can hardly sleep, for fear. โ
โ some wounds do not show. โ
โ i have never looked upon you as a rival, even for a moment. โ
โ go home. you have a home, which is more than many can say in these dark days. โ
โ play me for a fool, and you will die screaming. you are aware of that, i trust? โ
โ you must be more dangerous than you look. โ
โ tell me. i want to know all of it, from the beginning to the end. โ
โ i see you are as lovely as the tales. โ
โ your hands are shaking. they would rather be caressing me, i think. โ
โ dry those tears. have you ever seen a lion weep? โ
โ come! come kill me, if you can. โ
โ i never knew what love could be, yet nowโฆi am afraid. โ
โ the enemy of my enemy is my friend. โ
โ young men are overbold, and think only of the glory of battle and never of its dangers. โ
โ you are weary and sick of heart, thatโs plain to see. โ
โ some doors are best left closed. โ
โ the world is full of horrors. you can fight them, or laugh at them, or look without seeing. โ
โ i was wondering. are you drunk, or merely stupid? โ
โ does it hurt so much? is there aught i can do to ease your pain? โ
โ what i want is none of your concern. โ
โ this must end, for your sake as well as mine. โ
โ glory is good, but gold is better. โ
โ please tell me who you are, and why youโre following me. โ
โ many a man will drown in those eyes. โ
โ the best lies have some truth in themโฆto give them flavor, as it were. โ
โ what are you looking for? your destiny? your death? โ
โ love can make a fool of any man. โ
โ may i stay a while? i feel that we should talk. โ
โ is that a beard, or did you forget to wash the dirt off your face? โ
โ iโll hear the truth, or youโll wear chains. โ
โ if you love me, do not leave me. โ
โ only madmen fight wars they cannot win. โ
โ you have a strange look in your eyes. are you unwell? โ
โ last night, i had a dreadful dream. โ
โ you have to help me. where am i to go? what will i do? โ
โ i warn you, i am out of patience. โ
