Crows," Maximus breathed. "Was that who I think it was?" "Phrygiar Navaris," Tavi said, nodding. "What was she doing here?" Max asked. "Getting humiliated, mostly. Especially there at the end.

...as nervous as a bird in a coal mine.

Rest. Heal. Sleep. I shall most likely kill you on the morrow.” “You? A Princess Bride quote?” I croaked. “What is that?” she asked.

Got to die of something," Giraldi observed. "Might as well put back a few pints while you wait to see what it is.

When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching - they are your family.

If I lived through the next day or so, I needed to start keeping track of where these jokers liked to get their bloodthirsty freak on. It might give me an edge someday. Or at least a list of places that could use a nice burning down. I hadn't burned down a building in ages.

It's all right to be afraid. You just don't let it stop you from doing your job.