“Matelon gripped both her hands. We are soldiers, he said. We are not game pieces on a board. Dont let them play us. Give this thing a chance.Lyss gently pulled free. Youre wrong, Captain, she said....”

“The northern soldiers are just men, Hal told the men in his command. And women, he amended. When you cut them, they bleed, just like us.”

“Even when we win, we lose, Lyss thought.”

“Even if the job youre assigned is not to your liking, a Matelon will see it done.”

“Matelon gripped both her hands. “We are soldiers,” he said. “We are not game pieces on a board. Don’t let them play us. Give this thing a chance.”Lyss gently pulled free. “You’re wrong, Captain,” s...”

“Even if the job you’re assigned is not to your liking, a Matelon will see it done.”

“A cavalryman's horse should be smarter than he is. But the horse must never be alowed to know this.”

“Above all, he loathed men who beat women; for, real men didnt exercise their strength on frail creatures, they joined the army and put Shazarias enemies in their graves.”

“Dad, how do soldiers killing each other solve the world's problems?”

“Even if the job youre assigned is not to your liking, a Matelon will see it done.”

“Even if the job you’re assigned is not to your liking, a Matelon will see it done.”