Robin

Robin nods to the mayor. "Sorry to make this so difficult on you, Ash, but as I said, it's delicate. And I'm not one to air dirty laundry in the courtyard like some fish-wife."

Folly

"Any sane woman steeped in the traditions of Amber would be wondering by now whether I were half-mad or simply toying with her."

Brita

"I'd be Better if there were Fewer Deaths to Deal With," Brita says wryly as she hugs her mother.

Edan

"...for all I've done lately, all that has happened to me, all the sound and fury and fire that's followed in my wake, I feel as though I have accomplished... nothing. Or worse, hurt the ones with me."

Hannah

"What good lies beside destruction? If I man is ill and I take a knife to him to try to take away his sickness, have I done more harm than good? The answer lies in if he lives or dies, usually. I, perhaps, have learned too much how to turn the other cheek. You, perhaps, know nothing of how to do that."

Brennan

When the war of fire and ice is over, the fire contained but not destroyed, and Brennan can see again, he looks down at his hands. He is surprised not to see a blade in one or both.

Ossian

Ossian's eyes narrow. "Does paternity really matter?"