Girl, boy or dancing bear, you're the finest page-the finest squire-to-be-at court." (Jon to Alanna)

This may be my only chance to see humans before these two are made into fertilizer for Moonwind's rosebushes.

What's dry?' 'Good question. Next question!

Waves are the voices of tides. Tides are life," murmured Niko. "They bring new food for shore creatures, and take ships out to sea. They are the ocean's pulse, and our own heartbeat.

Threats are the last resort of a man with no vocabulary.

Briar: "They never tell you some things. They tell you mages have wonderful power and they learn all kinds of secrets. Nobody ever mentions that some secrets you don't ever want to learn." Rosethorn: "All you can do is learn good to balance the bad. Learn and do all the good within your reach. Then, if you wake in a sweat, you have something to set against the dream.

I am not wise, but I can always learn.