Dec 6, 2020
“No!” barked Hoff again. “There will be no duel here! There is no issue to decide! Angland is a part of the Union, by ancient law!”
White-Eye Hansul chuckled softly. “Ancient law? Angland is part of the North. Two hundred years ago there were Northmen there, living free. You wanted iron, so you crossed the sea, and slaughtered them and stole their land! It must be, then, that most ancient of laws: that the strong take what they wish from the weak?” His eyes narrowed. “We have that law also!”
~ The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
#the blade itself#the first law#joe abercrombie#angland#like at this point i don't mind who gets carleon#rikke deserves it and stour is my BOY#just so long as SOMEONE takes angland back north i'll be happy#if rikke conquors the whole north only to hand it all to the union tho...#like how does it work w the protectorate?
