Success tended to make the unorthodox acceptable

We're going to see Ragnak," Halt told him. "He's going to have to promise to free every slave who fights for Hallasholm." Will shook his head doubtfully. "He won't like that," he said. Halt turned and looked at him, a faint grin touching the corner of his mouth. He'll hate it," he agreed.

Got to keep losing horses," he said drowsily. "Bad habit.

She didn't like the fact that she had reduced a man – no matter how evil he might be—to a drooling idiot.

They have terrified my poor wife and threatened my very person!" Halt eyed the man impassivley until the outburst was finished. Worse than that," he said quietly, "they've wasted my time.

You're a very amusing fellow," he told Halt. "I'd like to brain you with my ax one of these days." Erak to Halt.

Don't concentrate on the obvious. They might want you to miss something else.