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Post by cree8ivone on Aug 18, 2005 13:23:18 GMT -5
"All right, here we go. One blink for yes. No blinks for no. Got it?"
There came a slow blink; Packer thought he had never seen a slower one. He wasted no time in getting right to the heart of his interrogation.
"Kalnikov, now listen carefully. Rumor has that were jumped by Reston and Rajwandhi--is that true?"
No blink.
"Were you trying to help them?"
One blink.
"Hmmm. Were you injured in the fight?"
No blink.
"What? Did you understand my question?"
One blink.
"Then why are you here? To keep you quiet?"
One blink.
- (Dream Thief)
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Post by Tegid on Aug 18, 2005 13:39:36 GMT -5
"John didn't make many friends," she said; the sadness in her voice tugged tugged at Hunter's heart. "Of course, the few friends he did make, he made for life. 'Grappled them unto his soul with hoops of steel,' as the poet said. That was John." She took a sip of cocoa and Hunter steeled himself for the next question. - (City of Dreams)
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Post by karenee on Aug 18, 2005 20:32:26 GMT -5
"I saw a future lord winning support. More, I saw a man putting aside the hurt of the past and reconciling a former enemy, raising him to friendship without rancor or guile." - Taliesin
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Post by Tegid on Aug 18, 2005 20:39:02 GMT -5
But when the fire at last subsided, Tir Aflan had been consumed and its elements transmuted in a finer, more noble conception: recreated with a grandeur as far surpassing its former degradation as if an old garment had been stripped away and not merely restored, but replaced with raiment of unrivaled splendor. -- (The Endless Knot)
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Post by karenee on Aug 18, 2005 20:47:56 GMT -5
"...you are the master of any man within sound of your voice. I stand ashamed and unworthy before you, but I am your servant and happy to be so as long as you wish to stay."
The Demetae king then showed his true nobility by filling his own horm with wine and giving it to Taliesin. - Taliesin
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Post by Tegid on Aug 20, 2005 22:32:02 GMT -5
If any were in prayer, I prayed with them. If any were at labour, I laboured with them. Whether in the fields, or the cookhouse, the oratory, or the scriptorium, I was there, earnest and eager, doing all in my power to lighten others' burdens and prove myself worthy. My zeal would not be quenched. My devotion was second to none. - (Byzantium)
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Post by karenee on Aug 21, 2005 19:37:20 GMT -5
We made our way to the fortress above as quickly as we could, but the going was torturously labored and slow. Our burdens were heavy and our way twisted and steep. - Paradise War
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Post by Tegid on Aug 21, 2005 21:44:13 GMT -5
The people were old -- men and women working together -- peasants dressed in tatters. They wore no shoes, though some of them had wrapped rags stuffed with straw around their feet to keep out the cold. In their long bony hands the peasants held wattle baskets filled with stones. Those with full baskets were walking stoically toward a dirt road, single file, with their burdens on their shoulders. The baskets were obviously heavy; some of the peasants strained under the weight. - (Dream Thief)
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Post by karenee on Aug 22, 2005 21:36:49 GMT -5
A small girl half her age stood before her, arms outstretched, holding a tiny gift wrapped awkwardly in a scrap of wrinkled yellow silk. - Taliesin
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Post by Tegid on Aug 22, 2005 21:45:01 GMT -5
The two men looked at each other. It was then Spence saw his father cry. "Hey, I'll miss you, too, Dad," he said, his voice flat and unnatural. "I'll be back in ten months and I'll tell you all about it."
"Good-bye, Son," his father sniffed. Twin tracks of moisture glistened on his face. They hugged each other awkwardly, and Spence walked away. - (Dream Thief)
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Post by dinadan on Aug 22, 2005 23:05:06 GMT -5
As Cynan and I walked together, taking our turn on foot, I asked, "Do you miss Tángwen greatly?"
His head was bent low. "My heart is sore for yearning, I miss her so much"
(-The Endless Knot)
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Post by karenee on Aug 27, 2005 22:14:05 GMT -5
"Indeed, were I to stay even one night more in this house, my heart would burst from yearning. I must leave this very day." - The Paradise War
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Post by Tegid on Aug 27, 2005 23:39:28 GMT -5
Another shout echoed up from the wharf. "The tide is ebbing! You must hurry!"
"It is settled," said the king. "Go now. We will care for your man while you take your leave." Then turning to Dugal, he said, "The world is wide, friend, and dangers crowd the day." He drew his sword and offered it to his former warrior. "Therefore, take this blade for the protection of your good brothers." - Byzantium
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Post by karenee on Aug 28, 2005 22:57:23 GMT -5
"I will find my brothers; I will go to Belyn."
"They will not heed you any more than the crowds in Peseidonis heeded the earthquake--no more than anyone ever heeded Throm."
"Stop it!" Charis shouted angrily. "I will make them heed me! I will make them listen and I will make them believe." - (Taliesin)
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Post by Tegid on Aug 28, 2005 23:55:59 GMT -5
Kyr made a low whistling sound, and translated it for them.
"This God you speak of. He is the All-Being -- the Source."
"Yes," replied Adjani. "You know him? You worship him?"
"Worship?"
"It means to revere, to hold worthy, to adore, to praise and love."
Kyr shrugged again. "This, I believe, is implied in living before him. We know him and feel his presence with us at all times."
"It isn't that way on Earth," said Adjani. "Men must choose to know him and worship him of their free will."
"It is the same with us. But who would choose not to know him?" Kyr gave Spence a quick, ironic look.
-- (Dream Thief)
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