He thinks Goliath can end the war," Alek managed at last. "The man wants peace!" "As do we all," Count Volger said. "But there are many ways to end a war. Some are more peaceful than others.

You see, freedom has a way of destroying things.

Tally smiled. At least she was causing trouble to the end. "I'm Tally Youngblood," she said. "make me pretty.

Okay... That's still blind-making.

And you know, these things don't last forever.' I know, Mandy. Nothing does.' That's the spirit.

Emperors are vain and useless things.

But you weren't born expecting that kind of beauty in everyone, all the time. You just got programmed into thinking anything else is ugly.