Wars come and go; politics endure.
And Kushiel sends no punishment that we are not fit to bear.
I had begun to think my ripening body would wither untasted on the vine.
For this too I learned, that a storyteller's tale may end, but history goes on always. These events, so distant in legend, play a part in shaping the very events we witness about us, each and every day.
Yes my lord, but questions are dangerous, for they have answers
