❝ you can sense it. you already know you’re going to lose. ❞
❝ did you want to be alone? ❞
❝ you wouldn’t be so eager to speak with me if you knew me. ❞
❝ that will draw attention. we won’t have this place to ourselves for long now. ❞
❝ it’s a world worth fighting for. not just here. everywhere. ❞
❝ trying to live up to glorious pasts has a way of getting people killed. ❞
❝ never celebrate a victory before it’s earned. ❞
❝ i crave vengeance. do you? ❞
❝ my comrades weren’t so lucky. i might shed a tear, if they weren’t all cutthroats and cheaters. ❞
❝ i’ll always have a minute for you. maybe even two. ❞
❝ you walk on the edge of life and death. i can tell. ❞
❝ what is a gift but an award you did not earn? ❞
❝ so many voices to listen to, it must make your head hurt. i promise my voice will be soft and soothing. ❞
❝ i wish i could borrow some of your courage now. ❞
❝ i’ve always wondered. are all your kind hunters and fighters, or just a few? ❞
❝ no one doubts your determination. but you need to rest. ❞
❝ a bold claim. i wonder if you’ll live up to it. ❞
❝ why would someone name a knife? ❞
❝ so you’re alive ! we should celebrate! drinks on me! ❞
❝ try not to forget me, while you’re out there saving the world. ❞
❝ when we spoke earlier, you winced, then looked like you were in pain - or frightened. ❞
❝ i’m really not one for crowds. ❞
❝ so - how are we gonna do that? oh, wait, i forgot. we won’t. i do all the dangerous stuff. ❞
❝ i knew there was something about you. hammered from the stuff they make leaders out of. ❞
❝ no matter what happens, i will not intervene. do you understand? you are on your own. ❞
❝ it’s always a pain in the neck when you show up, girl, one way or another. ❞
❝ you’re bleeding, let me have a look. here, hold still. ❞
❝ just don’t think this means i enjoy it. ❞
❝ i don’t want to jinx it, but we might be in the clear. ❞
❝ when i start a fuss, i like to finish it. ❞
❝ i promise to look solemn at your funeral before i hit the bar. ❞
❝ what could go wrong? turns out, a lot. ❞
❝ let me come with you! i won’t be a bother. i know how to stay out of sight. ❞
❝ now i’m supposed to fill ____’s shoes. and instead, here i am, stumbling around in them. ❞
❝ we need to talk - alone. and you need to pull it together. ❞
❝ i guess growing up means putting what you should do in front of what you want to do, right? ❞
❝ oh, are you going to shut your mouth now? because that would be a surprise. ❞
❝ i will come to you in secret. no one will see me, so i won’t get in trouble. ❞
❝ it looks like something chewed you up and spat you out. ❞
❝ these are the true wilds, with threats unlike any you have ever faced. ❞
❝ that moment the door opened and you were standing there, and the way you smiled… i had to look away or you were going to see. on my face. what had just… blossomed inside me, you know? ❞
❝ i’m not afraid of you - i’m not afraid of anything. ❞
❝ stop being evasive? you might as well tell me to stop being charming. it’s impossible. ❞
❝ what a waste. at least he died better than he lived. ❞
❝ i’ve been looking up at the stars a lot, and the only story i see written across them is that we are small and insignificant and will soon disappear with hardly a trace left behind. it’s a hard story, and i don’t like it much.. ❞
❝ if i’m going to stand for something, it’ll have to be something i believe in. ❞
❝ the strength to stand alone, is the strength to make a stand. ❞
❝ soon it’ll all seem familiar. like home. ❞
❝ now i see that i was just lucky to get a minute of your time. ❞
❝ i know my duty to them - and to you. i’m here. and wherever you go…i will follow. ❞
❝ you’re really good at making it impossible to like you. ❞
❝ i’ve missed our little talks. ❞
❝ will change happen at all, while men live in palaces? ❞
❝ confidence is quiet. you’re not. ❞
❝ you’re not a very convincing liar. ❞
❝ i already have all the friends i need. i don’t need the bother. ❞
❝ all right, cool your fire. i got nothing to hide. ❞
❝ i see you don’t recognize me. well, it was a long time ago. ❞
❝ you will turn back - or bleed. your choice. ❞
❝ when we met, i thought i was a big shot talking to a pretty girl hidden away in the middle of nowhere. ❞
❝ you would speak ill of the dead? truly you have no shame. ❞
❝ truth is, i get lonely once in awhile. there. i admitted it. don’t think less of me. ❞
❝ do you have any idea how dangerous it is out there? ❞
❝ but i don’t know anyone here. ❞
❝ come on, stop. you’re going to make me tear up. ❞
❝ i feel like i should drop to my knees and worship you. ❞
❝ think i’m done? think again. i’ve gotten out of worse scrapes. ❞
❝ it’s hard to imagine where we’d be without you - and i don’t want to try. ❞
❝ if we’re to fight together on the brink of life and death, i’d prefer to do so with your forgiveness. ❞
❝ trust is for fools. it shifts and crumbles like sand. ❞
❝ what will you do while i risk my life? ❞
❝ you can smile, can’t you? …no, that’s a grimace. ❞
❝ you killed that demon…pulled its guts from the carcass! ❞
❝ the sooner you’re gone from here, the better. ❞
❝ for now, all you need to know is that i’m a whisper of reason in this howling pit of insanity. ❞
❝ i heard the rumors, but i didn’t know for sure until saw you just now. i’m glad to see you’re okay. ❞
❝ no barrier can now stay you from your sacred task. ❞
❝ i won’t deny i risked your life. but it was the only way. ❞
❝ they can’t shoot if they’re dead. keep them busy, i’ll find an angle. ❞
❝ comforts are weakness. ❞
❝ as for honor, sacrifice– true sacrifice, the kind rulers know nothing of – it’s all a fat joke. ❞
❝ i’ve been sharpening my blade, anticipating the scent of the fight. ❞
❝ you’re not just a traveler. that armor was fitted for you. and the way you hold your bow… ❞
❝ i’d expect to see some tomatoes fly, maybe rocks. hopefully not spears. in any case, be ready to duck. ❞
❝ i’m not here for the price on your head. ❞
❝ for a moment, i was a child again, rapt from stories told by hunters at the campfire. ❞
❝ this…attachment to me will only hold you back. ❞
❝ whatever you do, don’t let their shabby looks fool you! they’ll kill you as soon as look at you. ❞
❝ i’m doing what i love. and what could be wrong with that? ❞
❝ when the arrowhead passes between armor and skin - that’s the place i belong. ❞
❝ right. why would i expect an answer? it’s so much more exciting to keep it all a mystery… ❞
❝ oh, it’s a story all right, but it takes a while to tell. maybe another time, over a drink or three? ❞
❝ why are you talking like we’ll never see each other again? ❞
❝ i’ll wager you don’t scare easy - it’s a good quality. ❞
❝ there will be people celebrating, and feasting. more than you’ve ever see in one place. ❞
❝ i didn’t bring you here to answer questions. i brought you here to deal with that. ❞
❝ …you’ve…put a lot of thought into this. ❞
❝ i do not want to hear this talk from you again. doubt is heavier than a week’s snow. ❞
❝ bandits are drawn to here like infection to a wound. ❞
❝ i guess you’re doing the right thing for the wrong reason. ❞
❝ i thought you and i were agreed: only enjoy the killing as much as the challenge. ❞
❝ rumors spread like blood. ❞
❝ they would steal from us, chase us through the night, laughing. ❞
❝ leave it too long, your fingers itch for the bowstring. ❞
❝ you’re strong, shrewd, capable… i could use someone like you on my side. ❞
❝ you defeated it? alone? ❞
❝ grasp your grief. and kill it. ❞
❝ at least i’ll have a fire to keep me company. ❞
❝ only survivors scar. after everything you’ve been through, you keep going. ❞
❝ just stop being evasive and tell me who you really are. ❞
❝ i don’t mind putting my worthless ass on the line. but not yours. ❞
❝ i’m not here to intrigue you. ❞
❝ how about you? who do you think i am? what will you remember of me? ❞
❝ everything freezing. the ground, the air… me. ❞
❝ you lost someone you care about. that leaves a wound. the sort of wound a lot of people don’t recover from. ❞
❝ the only thing i know i’m still fighting for is…you. ❞
❝ i didn’t earn this mercy, but i will die to make myself worthy of it. ❞
❝ to say you have my gratitude feels woefully insufficient. you saved my life. ❞
❝ makes you wish you could kill them more than once, doesn’t it? ❞
❝ why did you act so strange when we spoke earlier? ❞
❝ being smart won’t count for nothing if you don’t make the world a better place. ❞
❝ to serve a purpose greater than yourself…that is the lesson you must learn. ❞
❝ if a big, meaningful talk is what you’re after, move along. ❞
❝ that carcass! what sort of beast was that? ❞
❝ what are you doing out here all alone? where are your men? ❞
❝ you’ve obviously heard of me. you know what i’m capable of. why do you think this will turn out well for you? ❞
❝ there’s so much to discover before the world ends. ❞
❝ i couldn’t wait to see you again. it’s like…i’m dead and only come alive when i’m here with you. ❞
❝ some even say you have a conscience. how extraordinary! ❞
❝ do you always accuse people you’ve just met of lying? ❞
❝ if you ever visit, look me up. i’ll show you around, make introductions. it’d be a whole new life, if you want it. ❞
❝ it had a name once, not that it matters now. i was born there. ❞
❝ i always knew you were different… i think you’re a blessing. ❞
❝ no one hears your prayers anyway. ❞
❝ this place is difficult even for the prepared. ❞
❝ i underestimated you. i won’t make that same mistake again. ❞
❝ oh. is that supposed to sound scary or something? ❞
❝ look, maybe i shouldn’t say this, but it’s obvious that you don’t belong in this… backwater. ❞
❝ were you kept hidden away? did you have overprotective parents or something? ❞
❝ hmph. don’t go soft on me. ❞
❝ i prefer the company of spirits. or my own. ❞
❝ blood spilled calls for blood spilled! if the ground is cursed, then let our vengeance sanctify it. ❞
❝ so many people here, all talking at once. how does anyone think? ❞
❝ why is it that every time something bad happens to you, someone else tells you something bad that happened to them, as if that makes it any better? ❞
❝ i’ve never seen armor like yours. ❞
❝ the wrongness here jags at me like an arrowhead. ❞
❝ when you found me, i was trying to eke out a glorious death. but now a glorious life seems more preferable. ❞
❝ tomorrow, may the sun rise on the world. ❞
❝ you saved my epitaph from being ‘a fine soldier but a fool of a man’. ❞
❝ i don’t think i know you at all. but i’d like to. ❞
❝ i don’t like this. it feels…wrong. ❞
❝ oh, i’m grateful for this wound. it’s a lesson i won’t forget. ❞
❝ you’re a clever one. but not so clever as to heed my warning, i see. ❞
❝ not everyone follows the law like you do. ❞
❝ how many times have i pulled you from danger by your neck? made excuses for your behavior? ❞
❝ for what it’s worth, i’m glad you’re coming with me. ❞
❝ what have i ever given you but struggle? ❞
❝ it’s starting to feel real, you know? that we might actually get out of this place. ❞
❝ i’ve never been part of anything. i serve my own interests. always. ❞
❝ i apologize for my…behavior. i thought i was dead. ❞
❝ look, i don’t even know your story. must be a good one. if you ever feel like telling it, look me up. ❞
❝ when my anger has thawed, i will feel nothing. ❞
❝ i can’t remember when i had this much fun! i should be thanking you! ❞
❝ you gave him a quicker death than he deserved. ❞
❝ that…could be the last creepy thing you’ve said to me. ❞
❝ something’s really bothering you. if you think i’m gonna abandon you, you’re wrong. ❞
❝ surprised you saw me, the way you keep looking every other direction to make sure no one’s watching. careful there, or you’ll sprain your neck. ❞
❝ remember how the blood pounded in your ears? they’ll ring later, in the calm. it’s a call to arms, from your inner desires. ❞
❝ ___’s dead. i was ready to go through anything to make that happen. and i did. ❞
❝ is there a reason why you’re acting so cranky today? ❞
❝ you hold your grief close, like a tailsman. ❞
❝ i hope you can find peace. ❞
❝ you don’t know who i am, do you? ❞
❝ you know there’s always been dirt on my hands. now there’s blood too. ❞
❝ i want to be strong like you. but… ❞
❝ i hadn’t given up on hope, but i’ve forgotten the taste of it. ❞
❝ just…don’t start singing again. ❞
❝ you’re sparing me? after all i’ve done? ❞
❝ i don’t intend to die today. ❞
❝ it will take many good deeds to make up for the crimes you’ve committed. ❞
❝ but why should you have justice, and not me? ❞
❝ such a voice… a cold, awful jangle that scrapes your bones and hollows your guts. ❞
❝ one more word, and i’ll throw you in jail myself. ❞
❝ only in the struggle against death do we find, even for a moment, the spark of life. ❞
❝ the war changed you. changed us both. we’re not kids anymore. ❞
❝ i can’t sleep, i can’t breathe knowing you could be out there…hurting… ❞
❝ now i’m left to wear my sins. for me, at least, they hang heavy. ❞
❝ but what does a girl like you know of loss? ❞
❝ it’s a good thing you’ve got brains. because your personality could use some work. ❞
❝ i was going to ask you to leave with me…to go somewhere out in the sun where no shadow could reach us. ❞
❝ they didn’t need to disgrace my name. i did it myself, serving a rotten throne. ❞
❝ you don’t approve? well, i have a secret for you. neither do i. ❞
❝ perhaps you are not an evil man. just a weak one. ❞
❝ losses can feel… overwhelming. but they remind us of our connections to others. ❞
❝ i don’t exactly see anyone beating down the door to spend time with you. ❞
❝ if i had known, i would never have spoken to you. ❞
❝ forge a new life. one of better make. ❞
❝ impossible odds, fine company, killing without consequence — how could i resist? ❞
❝ look at me. i can’t imagine how you’re feeling, but you don’t have to go through it alone. ❞
❝ i wish i had known, all this time, what you were going through. ❞
❝ i’m with you. until the end. ❞
❝ i thought you just wanted to have tea and conversation! is there a battle coming? i wasn’t informed! ❞
❝ we’ve only met a few times, and yet you know me so well. ❞
❝ are you going to drive me off, too? it’s okay. i’ve dealt with worse. ❞
❝ now i know the kind of person i want to be, watching you. ❞
❝ it’s so…bittersweet. like a smile through bloodied teeth. ❞
❝ i swear i saw my ancestors… they said: ‘we’re not surprised to see you here’. ❞
❝ more mercenaries? what kind of person sells their loyalty? ❞
❝ keep moving or you’ll die! ❞
❝ this is the kind of place you’d take someone if you want to lose them forever. ❞
❝ if that’s destiny, i wouldn’t wish it on anyone. ❞
❝ i’ve thought about what you said. every time, the wound you gave me caught on my ribs. ❞
❝ i’ve never seen such disregard for personal safety. ❞
❝ the most important thing is what you’re not like - your father. ❞
❝ i’m never lonely where there’s killing to be done. ❞
❝ my past - and my secrets - are my own. you’ll do well to remember that. ❞
❝ only to you do i extend the courtesy of a warning. ❞
❝ if the war’s not over, i’m not done. ❞
❝ a long kiss, the best kind… i can still remember the feel of your hand on the back of my neck. ❞
❝ it would be a worse fate to bow our heads to the challenge and say, ‘too much’. ❞
❝ let’s not say farewell. i’ve had enough of that to last me a dozen winters. ❞
❝ have your wounds even had time to heal? ❞
❝ you can stop worrying. the secret’s safe with me. ❞
❝ just to be clear, i have no plans to murder you, alright? ❞
❝ you’re an idiot. a dangerous idiot, but an idiot. ❞
❝ i’m kicking myself for not seeing your potential from the beginning. ❞
❝ for your sake, you must go where you will never find me. this is goodbye. ❞
❝ so that’s what this is? a tantrum? a cry for attention? ❞
❝ change won’t come in a single sunrise. ❞
❝ this place may not seem like much, but we’ll make the best of it. ❞
❝ no murderers here, if that’s what you’re asking. ❞
