It's not just children who need heroes.

You mortals are like fish swimming in a globe of glass. That globe is your world. You do not see beyond it.

Every now and then I like to do as I'm told, just to confuse people.

Sometimes there's nothing you can do. [...] Sometimes they don't have enough to fight with.

You are the Protector of the Small. You see real people in the humans and animals overlooked by your peers. There will always be work for you.

Daja doesn't exactly need to be tested on whether she's honorable or not.

What if custom is wrong? demanded the part of her that believed in the code of chivalry. A knight must set things right.