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Crowley shook his head. "I sometimes wonder if it was a good idea having Halt train apprentices. He seems to teach them no respect for authority."
"Oh, he teaches us to respect authority," Gilan said innocently. "He just teaches us to ignore it when necessary. -- John Flanagan
Halt shook his head. Frankly, he'd seen sacks of potatoes that could sit a horse better than Erak -- John Flanagan
A hundred people is rather a large handful for the four of us to take on," Malcolm pointed out. "Do you have any ideas about how we're going to handle that task?"
"Simple," Halt told him. "We'll surround them. -- John Flanagan
My leg hurts," the soldier whined.
"Of course it does," Halt told him. "I put an arrow through it. Did you expect it not to hurt? -- John Flanagan
So I'm an ace?' Will grinned. 'I'm flattered Halt, flattered. I had no idea you regarded me so highly.'
Halt gave him a long-suffering look. 'I might have been more accurate to say a joker.'
Whatever you say. -- John Flanagan
Will raised both eyebrows. 'Well, you learn a new thing everyday,' he said reflectively.
'In your case, that's no exaggeration,' Halt said, completely straight-faced. -- John Flanagan
Several of them were discussing this in low tones as they waited for Halt to arrive - until they realized that he was already among them. They weren't used to this. Kings were supposed to sweep into a room majestically - not suddenly appear without anyone seeing their arrival. -- John Flanagan
What are you looking at, foreigner?" the guard demanded roughly. The smile was a little unsettling. A prisoner shouldn't smile at his captors like that.
"I'm just making sure I can remember you," Gilan told him. "Never know when that might be useful. -- John Flanagan
The battle, if you could call it that, lasted no more than a few seconds.
-- John Flanagan
You think our mam likes you better than me?" challenged whichever one was the other. (Don't blame me. I've lost track too.) -- John Flanagan
Well, we can ride together for a while longer. The highway south is farther along this way. I'll be glad of some cheerful company." "First time anyone's said that about me," Halt replied. -- John Flanagan
Tug looked nervously at his master.
Horses aren't supposed to fly, he seemed to be saying. -- John Flanagan
So we've written a saga," he said. "The Saga of Hal and the Heron Brotherband." "Oh Gorlog help us," Hal muttered. -- John Flanagan
Got to keep losing horses," he said drowsily. "Bad habit. -- John Flanagan
Your dislike for the project will be duly noted, and ignored. -- John Flanagan
You're not built for riding, either," Horace added. "I'd say more saddle sore than homesick."
Svenal sighed ruefully, shifting his buttocks for the twentieth time to find a more comfortable spot.
"It's true," he said. "I've been discovering parts of my backside I never knew existed. -- John Flanagan
Will was worth at least a few tears from a grizzled old wreck like himself, he thought, and made no move to wipe them away. -- John Flanagan
Ow!" said Horace as the Ranger's fingers probed and poked around the bruise.
Did that hurt?" Halt asked, and Horace looked at him with exasperation.
Of course it did," he said sharply. "That's why I said 'ow! -- John Flanagan
Halt sighed in exasperation. "What is it with you Araluens? Are you all afraid of a little fall?" He began hauling the rope up, coiling it over his shoulder as it came. "It's not the fall that bothers me," said Duncan. "It's the sudden stop at the end. -- John Flanagan
What is this Chocho business?' Will muttered to himself. But his friends overheard the comment.
'It's a term of great respect,' they chorused, and he glared at them.
'Oh, shut up,' he said. -- John Flanagan
You're right, Halt,' she said, and he nodded acklowledgement of her backing down.
'Nice to hear someone else saying that for a change,' Will said cheerfully. 'Seems like I've said those words an awful lot in my time.'
Halt turned a bleak gaze on him. 'And you've always been right. -- John Flanagan
I thought I'd stumbled on Sleeping Beauty and her ugly sister,' said another voice, 'waiting for the kiss of true love to wake them from their slumbers. Forgive me if I didn't oblige. -- John Flanagan
Does your friend ever say anything?' the fat man asked. Aloom set down the piece of bread he had just rolled round several chunks of meat and gave an exasperated sigh.
'I heard him say oops! once, when he cut the ears off someone who was asking too many questions. -- John Flanagan
But if we're going to kill them all, we might as well make an occasion of it."
Toshak shrugged. "Do as you wish," he said. "Occasion or not, as long as they're all dead, I'm happy. -- John Flanagan
How will I ever carry out diplomatic missions without someone to throw unpleasant nobles out the window?" "I'll -- John Flanagan
It's a big raised platform at the end of the square, with steps running up to it."
Like a stage?" Evanlyn suggested. "Maybe they're planning to put on a play?"
Or an execution," Horace said. -- John Flanagan
Now I know that if you wait until you think you are ready, you'll wait your whole life -- John Flanagan
No," Hal said. "The sea is moving constantly and you have to make little adjustments to keep it going smoothly. You can't take it for granted."
"Just like a friendship," she said smiling. And Hal nodded.
"Maybe that's why the word ends in ship," he said. -- John Flanagan
Of course you love her!" he'd replied. "She's been your best friend since you both could walk, and now she's grown up to be beautiful, talented, intelligent and witty. What's not to love about all that? -- John Flanagan
I will remember this word," he said. "Shenanigans. It is a good word. -- John Flanagan
Strange, he thought, how seldom people tend to look up - Will -- John Flanagan
Face your fears, Halt had always thought him, and more often than not they fade like mist in the sunshine -- John Flanagan
Forty, sleepy, overweight, comfortable Arridi townsmen, who hadn't fought a real engagment in twenty years or more, wouldn't provide much resistance to thirty yelling, fiendish, bloodthirsty, gold crazed Skandians who would come screaming up from the beach like the hounds of hell. -- John Flanagan
Lend me your helmet -- John Flanagan
Once you best a man, never gloat. Be generous and find something in his actions to praise. He won't enjoy being bested but he'll make a good face about it. Show him you appreciate it. Praise can win you a friend. Gloating will only ever make enemies. -- John Flanagan
Would you trust him with your life, Halt?" Gilan interrupted, and Halt looked up at him.
"Yes," he said quietly. Gilan patted his shoulder once more.
"Then trust him with his own," he said simply. -- John Flanagan
He looked up at Stig and Hal. 'Told you this one was a keeper.' Lydia flushed as the two boys smiled. 'Shut up. You make sure you do your stuff with those two overgrown dinner bowls you call shields. -- John Flanagan
The young gentleman is correct," he said.
Halt raised an eyebrow. "He may be correct, and he is undoubtedly young. But he's no gentleman."
~Halt and General Sapristi speaking of Will -- John Flanagan
Success tended to make the unorthodox acceptable -- John Flanagan
They have terrified my poor wife and threatened my very person!"
Halt eyed the man impassivley until the outburst was finished.
Worse than that," he said quietly, "they've wasted my time. -- John Flanagan
How can you sleep at a time like this?" she asked, but the only answer was a low snore. She looked at him suspiciously. In the short time she had been with him, she had never before heard him snore.
"You're faking," she said.
"No. I'm really fast asleep," came his voice from under the cowl. -- John Flanagan
He smiled as Will handled the flask gingerly. 'there's a glass bottle inside,but it's padded with straw and protected by the leather covering. It's quite safe. Just be careful how you handle it. -- John Flanagan
Then he had run, unarmed and bleeding, trusting to the maze like confusion of the ruins to evade the monster behind him. -- John Flanagan
Then the two friends leaned back and watched the sun rise clear of the trees.
"Best time of day," said Will.
Yes," Horace agreed. "What's for breakfast? -- John Flanagan
Sit down, Will. There's a good fellow," he said.
"Yes, sir," replied Will, and Halt's eyebrows shot up in surprise.
"He's never called me sir," he said.
"Probably trying to get on my good side," Crowley replied.
Halt nodded savagely. "Probably. -- John Flanagan
If you're a ghost," he said, "we mean you no disrespect. And if you're not a ghost, tell me who you are-or you soon will be one -- John Flanagan
Come closer, Kurokuma. It's quite safe.'
Horace shuffled closer to the edge ...
'Quite safe, my foot,' he muttered to himself. 'And what's this Kurokuma you keep calling me?'
'It's a term of great respect,' Shigeru told him.
'Great respect,' Shukin echoed. -- John Flanagan
Welcome to Shelter Bay,' he said to Stig. 'Is that what it's called?' Hal gave him a tired grin. 'It is now'. -- John Flanagan
Hal: " ... Then we'll leave in a huff, taking you with us."
"I've always wanted to travel in a huff," Ingvar mused. "It sounds very comfortable. I imagine they're well padded."
"Lined with feathers, in fact," Gilan put in. -- John Flanagan
Oh dear, oh deary me!" Thorn said in a ridiculous falsetto voice. "What are we going to do? It's twelve big hairy guardsmen and Mahmel in a natty green hat."
It was all very well to joke about it, Hal thought, but the situation was serious. -- John Flanagan
What about you three, where are you going?"
Even before Halt answered, Will knew what he was going to say. But that didn't make it any less terrifying or blood-chilling when the words were said.
"We're going after the Kalkara. -- John Flanagan
Mind you, Princess Cassandra used to stalk us when she sneaked out of the castle as a girl. -- John Flanagan
All we could get out of them was that they were taking us to 'Kurokuma'. We didn't know if that was a place or a person. What does it mean, by the way?'
'I'm told it's a term of great respect,' Horace said, unwilling to admit that he didn't know. -- John Flanagan
A good leader is someone who knows what he's bad at, and hires someone who's good at it to take care of it for him. -- John Flanagan
Hunting party," Horace said
Both Halt and Will looked at him sarcastically.
"You think?" Will said. "Maybe they found the deer and brought him back to repair him. -- John Flanagan
Erak. The one they call the Oberjarl," the Arridi answered him.
Impulsively, Axl took a pace forward, raising his ax threateningly.
You'll have to go through the rest of us to take him!" he shouted defiantly.
Well done, Axl," he said. "You've just told them I'm here. -- John Flanagan
true authority came from sharing the hard work, not attempting to place oneself above it. -- John Flanagan
Then, marveling at the recuperative powers and endurance of the Ranger horse breed, he tightened the girths on Blaze's saddle and swung astride the bay, groaning softly as he did so. Ranger horses might recover quickly. Ranger apprentices took a little longer. It -- John Flanagan
Never take your eyes off them," Horace said to Gilan, in an admonishing tone. "Didn't MacNeil ever tell you that? -- John Flanagan
It's a lot easier to heal an
injured body than a damaged soul. -- John Flanagan
Sometimes, life threw up problems that even the wisest, most trusted mentor couldn't solve for you. It was part of the pain of growing up.
And having to stand by and watch was part of being a mentor. -- John Flanagan
As the old Ranger adage went If a person doesn't expect to see someone, odds are he won't. -- John Flanagan
Halt looked up at the trees above him.
"Why does this boy ask so many questions?" he asked the trees.
Naturally, they didn't answer. -- John Flanagan
Keep practicing," he told her.
"Until I get it right?" she said. But he corrected her.
"No. Until you don't get it wrong. -- John Flanagan
You know, Gilan, sarcasm isn't the lowest form of wit. It's not even wit at all. -- John Flanagan
He shook his head. He didn't know. He couldn't tell when he had woken fully. He walked to the horses. They definitely seemed alarmed. But then, they would. After all, he had just leapt to his feet unexpectedly, waving his saxe knife around like a lunatic. -- John Flanagan
Karina and Tho-orn, sitting in a tree-ee. Kay-eye-ess-ess-eye-en-gee. -- John Flanagan
I give you warning. You and your false god cannot stand against the power of Alseiass! Leave now or suffer the consequences! If I call on Alseiass, you will know pain such as you have never felt." "Well, priest, if I take my blade to your fat hide, you'll know some pain yourself! -- John Flanagan
People will think what they want to, he said quietly. Never take too much notice of it. -- John Flanagan
Sometimes," Halt continued, "we tend to expect a little too much of Ranger horses. After all, they are only human. -- John Flanagan
But ... what if I mistime it?"
Gilan smiled widely. "Well, in that case, I'll probably lop your head off your shoulders."
Horace and Gilan -- John Flanagan
Aye! Claiming to be able to keep Mountshannon safe. Funny how religious folks like that say their god will protect them - right up until someone hits them with a club." "Still, -- John Flanagan
Remember, this thing is small. It's not like the wolfships. It'll ride over the waves, not crash through them. So we're safe as houses.
He wasn't sure about the last two statements, but they seemed logical to him. -- John Flanagan
Horace, who had been trying to find out the meaning of Kurokuma for some time now, was pleased to hear the translation.
"Black bear," he repeated. "It's undoubtedly because I'm so terrible in battle."
"I'd guess so," Will put in. "I've seen you in battle and you're definitely terrible. -- John Flanagan
Never give up because, if an opportunity arises, you have to be ready to take it. -- John Flanagan
It's surprising how often history is decided by something as trival as bad shellfish. -- John Flanagan
It's a walking cart," Horace told him. "You get under it, so the spears won't hit you, and go for a walk. -- John Flanagan
Arm there," she said. "Other arm, idiot. Now hand there ... okay, ready? We're going to start with your left foot. On three. One. Two ... What the devil is he doing here? -- John Flanagan
As he poured carefully, Arrow's head turned toward the sound. The horse made a low grumbling noise in his throat.
"Hold your horses," he said. The he laughed. It seemed absurd to say tat to a horse. -- John Flanagan
The sun was trembling on the brink of the world, the shadows at their longest, and they still had several kilometers to go. -- John Flanagan
Let's face it, she can't have simply disappeared ... can she?"
Horace shrugged. "That's what I keep telling myself," he said morosley. "But somehow it looks as if she has. -- John Flanagan
You're dropping the bow hand as you release," he called, although Halt certainly wasn't.
His mentor looked around, saw him, and replied pithily, "I believe your grandmother needs lessons in sucking eggs. -- John Flanagan
He had lost control over his own body, he realized dully. -- John Flanagan
Failure is just a few seconds away from success. -- John Flanagan
Anything happening," she whispered.
"Aside from you blundering about like a lost elephant?" he asked, in the same low tone.
She nodded, accepting the rebuke. "Aside from that. -- John Flanagan
I managed to find a spot where we had the wind from astern, a steep head sea on our starboard quarter and the tide race through the narrows at the same time. A few hours of that and our fierce horse soldiers were like little lambs - sick little lambs. -- John Flanagan
That's a big nose," he croaked and instantly realized he shouldn't have said something so impolite. I must be light headed, e thought. But the face smiled. The teeth seemed inordinatley white against the dark beard and skin.
The only one I have," he said. -- John Flanagan
It's the Kalkara. they're hunting. -- John Flanagan
Surrounded by followers, he was alone. -- John Flanagan
I'll be needing a bridesmaid',she said.'A tall one. That way, I'll look more petite and feminine. -- John Flanagan
Don't concentrate on the obvious. They might want you to miss something else. -- John Flanagan
There are always risks in battle. It's a dangerous business. The trick is to take the right ones.' [said Halt].
'How do you know which are the right ones?' Shigeru asked.
Halt glanced at his two younger companions. They grinned and answered in chorus, 'You wait and see if you win. -- John Flanagan
My name is Gilan. The King wants to see you. -- John Flanagan
I am the lord of Redmont Fief. He is my tenant. I am his commander. End of story. Ipso facto. Case-o closed-o. -- John Flanagan
I'm reminded of a conversation I had with your father when you wanted to go to Arrida to ransom Erak. I told him, and I'll tell you now, that a queen-to-be has to do these things - has to take chances. Has to get out in the world. You can't rule properly from an ivory tower. -- John Flanagan
I don't snore," Horace said, with dignity. Will raised his eyebrows."Is that so?" he said. "Then in that case, you'd better chase out that colony of walruses who are in the tent with you. -- John Flanagan
Idiots, Halt muttered. If we were here to cause trouble, we could simply ride them both down -- John Flanagan
Now," said Halt, "all I have to do is work out a way of beating these horse-riding devils."
Erak grinned at him. "That should be child's play," he said. "The hard part will be convincing Ragnak about it. -- John Flanagan
Think of a positive outcome, and
you will achieve it. Allow doubt to enter your mind, and the doubt will become self-fulfilling. -- John Flanagan
It's a sword, not a fairy wand, you know. -- John Flanagan
Don't worry, chief. We've got these Tualaghi surrounded - from the inside."
"Exactly," Erak replied dryly.
-- John Flanagan
What if Halt were wrong? -- John Flanagan
Without thinking, [Will] spoke.
'Halt? Are you awake?'
'No.' The ill humor in the one-word reply was unmistakable.
'Oh. Sorry.'
'Shut up.'
He pondered whether to apologize again and decided this would go against the instruction to shut up, so remained silent. -- John Flanagan
I'm too set in my ways to start doing the right thing," he complained. "You're a bad influence, Horace. -- John Flanagan
Evanlyn opened her mouth to scream. But the horror of the moment froze the sound in her throat and she crouched, openmouthed, as death approached her. It was odd, she thought, that they had dragged her here, left her overnight and then decided to kill her.
It seem such a pointless way to die. -- John Flanagan
Remember no one expects you to be Halt. He's a legend, after all. Haven't you heard? He's eight feet tall and kills bears with his bare hands ... -- John Flanagan
It's not what I expected," he said. "They're far more organized than our intelligence had led us to believe. -- John Flanagan
He didn't look back. He never did -- John Flanagan
Damn! I hate farewells! -- John Flanagan
She knew more about these situations than she realized, he thought. She'd spent years at Duncan's side. "When in doubt," he added, "be pompous. -- John Flanagan
Although it does help if your intelligence force is also intelligent. -- John Flanagan
Sarcasm isn't the lowest form of wit. It isn't even wit at all. -- John Flanagan
At the time, King Herbert felt that to remain safe, the kingdom needed an effective intelligence force."
"An intelligent force?" said Will.
"Not intelligent. Intelligence. Although it does help if your intelligence force was also intelligent. -- John Flanagan
If they invent a four legged chicken," Will said, "Horace will think he's gone to Heaven. -- John Flanagan
If you only value my advice when I agree with you, you don't value it at all. -- John Flanagan
You've always said I should have an inquiring mind," she said.
"I have. But not an interrupting one. -- John Flanagan
Doesn't matter which is which," he said cheerfully. "They're both idiots. -- John Flanagan
Yet each country had items that the other needed. The Arridi had reserves of red gold and iron in their deserts that the Toscans required to finance and equip their large armies. Even more important, Toscans had become inordinately fond of kafay, the rich coffee grown by the Arridi. -- John Flanagan
He'd just have to lie there and die, watched over by strange stars who didn't know him, didn't care for him. It was very sad, really. -- John Flanagan
She shook her head in admiration. "You've thought of everything," she said. But Will looked up at her and shook his head solemnly.
"I doubt it," he said. "No matter how thoroughly you plan, no matter how much you think you know, you've never thought of everything. -- John Flanagan
I said you were Sir Horace of the Order of the Oakleaf," Halt told him, then added uncertainly, "At least, I think that's what I told him. I may have said you were of the Order of the Oak Pancake." Horace -- John Flanagan
Hal answered him. "We're as sure as we can be. The guard captain said he found a ball of yellow glass. What else could it be?" Jesper shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe a ball of yellow glass? -- John Flanagan
Now, if you two will excuse us, we'll get back to the relatively simple buisness of planning a war, he said.
-Baron Arald -- John Flanagan
Relax? he repeated incredulously. You're going to fight an armored knight with nothing more than a bow and you tell me to relax?
I'll have one or two arrows as well, you know, Halt told him mildly, and Horace shook his head in disbelief. -- John Flanagan
A god who brings you good and bad in equal amounts doesn't ask for much, " she said. "Maybe a prayer or two. Maybe the odd sacrifice of a beast. But a god who promises only good times?" She shook her head and made the warding sign against evil. "A god like that will always want something from you. -- John Flanagan
You should have left him to wander," Svengal said coldly. Erak looked at him, eyebrows raised.
"Would you?" he asked, and Svengal hesitated. At the end, Toshak had fought well and that counted for a lot of Skandians.
"No," he admitted. -- John Flanagan
But I wasn't happy ... when I heard you two had assaulted Castle Macindaw with just thirty men,' [said Halt].
'Thirty-three,' mumbled Horace ...
The Ranger gave him a withering look. 'Oh, pardon me ... three more men does make a lot of difference. -- John Flanagan
You surely can't be trying to blame us for Erak's habit of charging ashore waving an axe and grabbing everything that isn't nailed down? No offence, Svengal."
Svengal shrugged. "None taken. It's a pretty accurate description of Erak on a raid, as a matter of fact. -- John Flanagan
After all, he did say you were the issue of an encounter between your father and a traeling hatcha-hatcha dancer."
There was a gasp of horror from the crowd.
Duncan, smiling thinly, said through gritted teeth: "Thank you so much for reminding us all, Anthony. -- John Flanagan
[Will]'d barely been asleep a few minutes when Halt's voice woke him.
'Will? Are you asleep?' ...
'I was,' he said, a little indignantly. 'I'm not now.'
'Good,' Halt replied, a trifle smugly. 'Serves you right. -- John Flanagan
Neither boy ever intended to speak about the events at the cliff that day. But of course their mothers eventually worked the truth out of them. Mothers always do. -- John Flanagan
Shokaku is a crane of some kind.'
'For lifting things?' Will asked.
'For flying. A crane is a large bird,' she corrected him ...
'Seems like a logical thing for a crane to do,' Halt mused. 'I suppose you wouldn't expect it to mean 'a hiking crane' or 'a waddling crane. -- John Flanagan
One man may be deceit. Two can be conspiracy. Three is the number I trust. -- John Flanagan
My horse went lame about ten days back and I turned him loose. -- John Flanagan
If everything is done for me ... how will I ever learn? -- John Flanagan
Have you seen them?" he asked. Arrow looked at him disinterestedly. Will frowned. Not talking, eh?" he said. "Maybe you're a little hoarse." He cackled breifly at his own wit. -- John Flanagan
I'm not really interested in being king. I prefer to work for a living -- John Flanagan
Include me out," he -- John Flanagan
Sometimes, he thought wryly, a reputation for being right all the time could be a heavy burden. -- John Flanagan
I think you're wonderful too, Hal! Stephan said, in a workmanlike approximation of Ophelia's breathless, admiring tones. The crew laughed even harder.
Lydia snorted through her nose. -- John Flanagan
My freind is the man who gives me a book I aint read.Abraham Linclion -- John Flanagan
Shut up, Axl!" he whispered fiercly. "If you want to break your neck, do it quietly or I'll break it for you. -- John Flanagan
Gundar isn't so much a ship's captain as a reformed pirate and a heathen." [Evanlyn] looked apologetically at Gundar. "No offense, Gundar."
The skirl shrugged cheerfully. "None taken, little lady. It's a pretty fair description. Not sure about the reformed part," he added thoughtfully. -- John Flanagan
Which leaves us to the question, what is he up to?" Evanlyn said.
Will shrugged. "I suppose we'll find out soon enough," he said, and urged Tug forward to take up the point position once more.
They found out the following evening. -- John Flanagan
Evanlyn smiled grimly as she thought how once she might have objected to the cruelty of the bird's death. Now, all she felt was a sense of satisfaction as she realized that they would eat well today.
Amazing how an empty belly could change your perspective, she thought. -- John Flanagan
Then, driven by the same impulse, they kissed him
Aylss on the let cheek, Evanlyn on the right. And then they glared daggers at each other. -pg 372 -- John Flanagan
It's called a sea anchor,' [Evanlyn] explained. 'It'll stop us drifting too far.'
Alyss was impressed. 'And you said you were pig-ignorant when it came to boats.'
'I don't remember saying that,' Evanlyn replied with a frown.
Alyss shrugged. 'Oh? Well, it must have been me. -- John Flanagan
Orman nodded wearily 'As I said, when a person is unpopular, it's so easy to think badly of him -- John Flanagan
Always expect something to go wrong," he told him. "Believe me, if you're wrong, you're not dissapointed. If you're right, you're ready for it. -- John Flanagan
The sarcastic little know-it-all needs help, does he? -- John Flanagan
Fanatics," Halt said. "Don't you just love 'em? -- John Flanagan
The dog, he thought, was wiser and more kindly natured than he was. -- John Flanagan
It was safe to assume that the rider would be carrying a weapon of some kind. After all, there was no point in wearing half armor and going weaponless. -- John Flanagan
You can always win points; winning people's respect is a lot more important. -- John Flanagan
A foolish way to get around." Hal smiled. "If the gods had meant us to ride horses, they never would have given us ships. -- John Flanagan
The three first-year apprentices watched in awe as the two marksmen slammed arrow after arrow into the almost invisible targets. "Anytime before sunset would be fine," Will drawled. -- John Flanagan
There's nothing honerable in a man who hides behind a blue woman's hanky. -- John Flanagan
settle on one direction -- John Flanagan
Halt Halt, said Gilan stepping out into the open. -- John Flanagan
Always expect trouble in the desert. Then you usually won't meet it. -- John Flanagan
Sometimes, he thought, all you could do was wait. -- John Flanagan
The Slave master named Mahmel Was a nasty kind of thug, so Stiggy dropped a rock on him and squashed him like a bug. -- John Flanagan
What did he do? Your friend, I mean?" he asked. "He puked into his helmet," Will said. "Extensively," Horace added. The -- John Flanagan
You're a dead man, Arratay," Jerrel said through clenched teeth.
Halt smiled. "That's been said before. Yet here I am. -- John Flanagan
What the devil is Chocho?' Will whispered.
Horace's grin broadened. 'You are. It's what the men call you,' he said. Then he added, 'It's a term of great respect.'
Behind them, Halt nodded confirmation. 'Great respect,' he agreed. -- John Flanagan
We're going to see Ragnak," Halt told him. "He's going to have to promise to free every slave who fights for Hallasholm." Will shook his head doubtfully. "He won't like that," he said. Halt turned and looked at him, a faint grin touching the corner of his mouth. He'll hate it," he agreed. -- John Flanagan
You're a very amusing fellow," he told Halt. "I'd like to brain you with my ax one of these days."
Erak to Halt. -- John Flanagan
Oh, it's a case of 'they think I'll think that they'll do A, so they'll do B because I wouldn't think they'd think of that but then because I might think I know what they're thinking they'll do A after all because I wouldn't think they'd think that way,' Will said -- John Flanagan
Always move forward if you have the option. -- John Flanagan
I'll build mine tomorrow," Horace said through a mouthful of food. "This is excellent, Will! When I have grandchildren, I'll name them all after you! -- John Flanagan
It would be unthinkably bad luck to be betrayed by a rumbling stomach. -- John Flanagan
I wouldn't want to get you into trouble." Gordon hesitated still ...
Maddie laughed carelessly. "Wouldn't be the first time. Probably wouldn't be the last. -- John Flanagan
Who are you, gaijin? What do you know about honor?'
'I'm called Chocho,' Will said ...
'Chocho?' Arisaka shouted, goaded beyond control. 'Butterfly? Then die, Butterfly! -- John Flanagan
Hangovers had a way of teaching people that drinking alcohol was not a good idea. -- John Flanagan
Very impressive. Where did you learn that?
Made it up just now. -- John Flanagan
If and perhaps ... The language of procrastination and uncertainty. That's just people looking to justify their own lack of action. -- John Flanagan
The mace prodded
Will in the back again. That little habit was starting to annoy him and he was tempted to take the weapon from the sergeant major and do a little prodding of his own. -- John Flanagan
But then, in his lifetime, Halt had often ignored what was technically legal. Technicalities didn't appeal to him. All too often, they simply got in the way of doing the right thing. -- John Flanagan
They sailed into Raguza and Hal said, as bold as brass, We've come to challenge Zavac and we plan to kick his - -- John Flanagan
More delicious aromas rose. He sprinkled in a -- John Flanagan
What do you mean, Araluen? Death?"
Halt made a careless gesture. "The usual, I suppose: the sudden cessation of life. The end of it all. Departure for a happier place. Or oblivion, depending upon your personal beliefs. -- John Flanagan
You know, one of these days, I'm actually going to take offense if people keep throwing out these slurs. And then things are going to get rather ugly. When we Skandians do take offense, we do it with a battleax. -- John Flanagan
The man is a nincompoop and a fool. Even worse, he took me for a fool as well. -- John Flanagan
Will: I'm looking for fighting men. I plan to sack a castle, and I hear you people are rather good at that. -- John Flanagan
How can you stay so calm?
It helps if you're terrified. -- John Flanagan
Ah, Signor Halt,' he said uncertainly, 'you are making a joke, yes?'
'He is making a joke, no,' Will said. 'But he likes to think he is making a joke, yes. -- John Flanagan
Sometimes people can be too intellegent for their own good. Too much thinking could confuse things. -- John Flanagan
Men ... performed better when they understood why they were being asked to carry out a task. -- John Flanagan
Anyone can make a mistake ... It's how they learn from it and recover from it that shows their true worth. -- John Flanagan
Now I know that if you wait till you think you are ready, you'll wait all your life. -- John Flanagan
It formed into small drops on his weather beaten features, drops that rolled down his cheeks. Strangely, some of them tasted like salt. -- John Flanagan
You spoil your horse, Halt said.
Will glanced at him. You spoil yours.
Halt considered the thought, then nodded. That's true. -- John Flanagan
Stig: 'Of course, she'll sail rings around Wolfswind,'
Hal: 'Then why didn't you tell him that?'
Stig: 'I like my head where it is. -- John Flanagan
Where the large bloodstain still marked the grass. -- John Flanagan
I said, names aren't important," he repeated. There was a silence between them for some seconds, then the Ranger said: "Do you know what is important?"
Will shook his head.
"Supper is important! -- John Flanagan
When you can't see the reason for something, look for the possible result - and ask yourself who might benefit from it. -- John Flanagan
Do you have a death wish?" he asked. Will grinned at him.
I'm just relying on your judgment," he replied. "I can't keep track of everything in my head. -- John Flanagan
An ordinary archer practices until he gets it right. A ranger practices until he never gets it wrong. -- John Flanagan
You'd be surprised what people will believe. Usually, the bigger and the more improbable the lie, the more willing they are to believe it. -- John Flanagan
Yes, I'm back," he said, "And look who I ran into."
Horace grinned at him. "i hope you ran into him hard."
"As hard as I could. -- John Flanagan
Shall I call the others back in?"
He nodded. "Why ask me? It's all of you who are making the decisions. -- John Flanagan
Minds were running along similar lines. Will adjusted -- John Flanagan
I'm sure we're all nervous," Alyss said. She directed one of her rare smiles at Will. "We'd be stupid not to be."
"Well, I'm not!" Horace said, then reddened as Alyss raised one eyebrow and Jenny giggled. -- John Flanagan
You're an Apprentice! You're not ready to think!
Gilan and Halt.
The Ruins of Gorlan. -- John Flanagan
Sometimes I'm so devious I confuse myself. -- John Flanagan
Self-doubt is a disease. And if it gets out of control, it becomes self-fulfilling. -- John Flanagan
Nothing like a little wanton destruction to get boys excited, Thorn thought, smiling to himself. -- John Flanagan
was an old Ranger joke and they all smiled. -- John Flanagan
Horace normally didn't need anyone else to save his life. He was pretty skilled at doing it for himself. -- John Flanagan
Problems postponed have a habit of solving themselves -- John Flanagan
Be beholden to no one, he had said. Make sure you owe nobody any favors. -- John Flanagan
haven't seen hide nor hair of her, -- John Flanagan
Executing a criminal often makes a martyr of him. Once he's dead and gone, people all too often forget the crimes he's committed and start to see a more sanitised version. A person like that starts to be seen as a victim. -- John Flanagan
He could bear the dying, but not the disappointment. -- John Flanagan
It was not polite for a Temujai general to allow his emotions to show. -- John Flanagan
You may believe you're an excellent rider," he called, "but there are a score of Temujai back there who actually are. -- John Flanagan