(Originally posted by galacticrpmemes who has since deactivated. Now available again without having to reblog from private users)
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āYou are called upon to submit yourself to the taint for the greater good.ā
āTis cold in my tent, all aloneā¦ā
āWe have been given the gift of freedom by our forbearers. Let us not squander it.ā
āSurely it has not escaped your notice that I am both armed and armored. Any fight between us would be rather one-sided.ā
āBe careful what you wish for. Power is treacherous. I have seen many peopleāgreat leadersāconsumed by it.ā
āNobility does not exist without obligation. We owe everything we have, even our lives, to our land and people.ā
āMust we sacrifice everything good about our nation to save it?ā
āThere is nothing I would not do for my homeland.ā
āYour fascination with glory and legends will be your undoing, _____. We must attend to reality.ā
āPlease, I have done⦠so much wrong. Allow me to do one last thing right.ā
āThatās what Iām here for. To deliver unpleasant news and witty one-liners.ā
āNothing like a brush with death to make you⦠not like death much.ā
āJust so you know, if the king ever asks me to put on a dress and dance the Remigold, Iām drawing the line.ā
āNow that the warm and fuzzy part of the day is over we can get back to the ritual dismemberments. Oh wait, itās not Tuesday is it?ā
āHave you ever licked a lamp post in winter?ā
āWhat? Lead? Me? No, no, no. No leading. Bad things happen when I lead. We get lost, people die, and the next thing you know Iām stranded somewhere without any pants.ā
āWatch as I thrash our enemies with the mighty power of floral arrangements!ā
āYouāre the first woman/man/person Iāve ever spent the night with, and if I have my way youāll be the last.ā
āI love stories far too much to keep them to myself. Everyone should benefit from them, I think.ā
āOh, this looks fun! I bet weāll have to work together and join hands and sing a happy song to get across!ā
āThe only way out of this game is to kill or be killed.ā
āChange is coming to the world. Many fear change and will fight it with every fiber of their being. But sometimes, change is what they need the most. Sometimes, change is what sets them free.ā
āYou look upon the world around you and you think you know it well. I have smelled it as a wolf, listened as a cat, prowled shadows that you never dreamed existed.ā
āMen are always willing to believe two things about a woman: one, that she is weak, and two, that she finds him attractive.ā
āNow we threaten priests? How fun!ā
āSome doors should never be re-opened.ā
āāTis a curious thing. I do not know how else to describe it.ā
āIf youāve ever heard of me before, itās probably all been about how I piss ale and murder little boys who look at me wrong. And thatās mostly trueā¦ā
āMisery, vomit and malt liquor. Ah, reminds me of home.ā
āBy the tits of my ancestors!ā
āShave my back and call me en elf!ā
āI wish people wanted to share me more often. Especially the ladies. I want more ladies to share me.ā
āAye. Iāve tried twenty-seven different types of ale and learned Iām just the right height to give a human girl a good time. That doesnāt make me a good man.ā
āI wonder what it is like to floatā¦or drown.ā
āNow, let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?ā
āSo? What does it think? I donāt look any wider, do I? I find I am already too wide as it is.ā
āEither you have an enviable memory, or a pitiable life, to know nothing of regret.ā
āI am a simple creature. I like swords, I follow orders. What else is there to be puzzled by?ā
āHappiness is fragile. Nothing can be built upon it that will last. Only duty endures.ā
āWhere is the cake? I was told there would be cake. The cake is a lie.ā
āTo be fooled by the world is unfortunate: By oneself, is deadly.ā
āThe enemy waits. Shall we grant him the death he asks of us?ā
āI will not lie motionless in a bed with coverlets up to my chin, waiting for death to claim me.ā
āIām not the sort of person that leaves things unfinished. Iāll see this through, I promise.ā
āYouād think one would find a less perilous place to explore.ā
āPeople fear, not death, but having life taken from them. Many waste the life given to them, occupying themselves with things that do not matter. When the end comes, they say they did not have time enough to spend with loved ones, to fulfill dreams, to go on adventures they only talked about⦠But why should you fear death if you are happy with the life you have led, if you can look back on everything and say, āYes, I am content. It is enough.āā
āNow that weāre in an intimate relationship I think maybe I should tell you where babies come from.ā
āLove is ultimately selfish. It demands that one be devoted to a single person, who may fully occupy oneās mind and heart, to the exclusion of all else.ā
āPlanning has never been my strong suit. Now, killingā¦killing and love-making. Killing and love-making and witty retorts. Those I am better at.ā
āCan you smell that? Like rotting flesh. Just like back in the City. Now if only you could find me a prostitute or two, a bowl of fish chowder and a corrupt politician, Iād really feel like I was home!ā
āWe all do our share of murdering around here, donāt we?ā
āYou tend to get up to interesting things. You meet interesting people and then you kill them. Iām game to tag along, if you are.ā
āLetās see⦠when was the last time I slipped my hand into some dark hole? Hmmm⦠I remember. Long story, that.ā
āIn truth, for the chance to be by your side I would storm the Dark City itself. Never doubt it.ā
āWe need absolute unity to fight against the fulcrum of true evil.ā
āYour father made me swear on his deathbed you would not succeed him.ā
āKings, politicsā¦all that is transitory.ā
āGood to have you along the road.ā
āSomething you need? Iām sure either my boy or I can help you out.ā
āAre you sure I canāt interest you in this hat? A pair of earrings perhaps? A cheese knife?ā
āI hope your compassion hasnāt doomed us all.ā
āSheāll put us all in the pot, she will. Just you watch.ā
āI am a fly in the ointment. I am a whisper in the shadows. I am also an old, old woman. More than that you need not know.ā
āYou are required to do nothing, least of all believe. Shut oneās eyes tight or open oneās arms wide, either way, oneās a fool.ā
āBe always aware⦠or is it oblivious? I can never remember.ā
āMenās hearts hold shadows darker than any tainted creature.ā
āWeeks of scant food and water, the torture⦠oh, Iāve never felt better!ā
āWe should seize moments of levity, especially in troubled times.ā
āAh, Iām sure weāll be at each otherās throats again in no time.ā
āThere is no glory in this!ā
āIām not a coward, but this is foolish and reckless. We should go back.ā
āTheyāll take everything that I am from meā my dreams, hopes, fears⦠My love for you. All goneā¦ā
āAm I not allowed to have regrets?ā
āI have known pain and love, hope and fear, all the joy that is life. Yet of all things I desire nothing more than an end.ā
āI prefer to be known as a just and compassionate king. āStrongā too often comes to mean ātyrannicalā.ā
āMaker spit on you⦠I deserved⦠moreā¦ā
āWell, well. You little spitfire. All grown up and still playing the man.ā
āBe firm in your beliefs, protect people from their own ignorance, and be as loyal as you can to your brothers, even knowing that youāll share their deaths.ā
āNothing you have done has prepared you for what you face now.ā
āOhā¦you mean, am I married? Iā¦no. No, Iāve never had the pleasure. If I did, Iād be lucky to find a woman as lovely as yourself.ā
āMy retribution is eternal, spirit, as is my pain. This is justice, no more.ā
āYou, you seem like a smart sort.ā
āIāve got a job and youāre helping me.ā
āBooze anā adventure sounds about right!ā
āWhoa, dizzy for a moment there⦠howād I get here?ā
āYou should learn your place. Meek, subservient, quiet.ā
āYouāre a light in this dark place.ā
āGirl, you are wonderful. Thank you.ā
āTake my advice friend: stay away from Storytellers, never know what theyāll sayā¦ā
āSome of us donāt match the bard-spy fetish. Like me, pretending I know the lute.ā
āWe are always in battle. It is only that some of us do not always realize it.ā
āDo you ever wish you could have the freedom to piss anywhere you wanted without being stared at?ā
āPhew! Am I bleeding? Oh look, a rip in my clothes.ā
āIām not going to die am I!?ā
āWhy is everything so complicated!?ā
ā_____, your pet is lecturing me again.ā
āAs a girl, I broke the fingers of those that poked me needlessly. Just saying.ā
āI have a good feeling about this.ā
āCome onāno time to waste.ā