β some people call this junk. me? i call it treasure. β
β i donβt like talking to someone who holds their honor so cheaply. β
β iβm not a person. iβm a weapon in human form. β
β you have opened the door to darkness. β
β i will feast on your heart. β
β the silence suits you. gives you an air of mystery. β
β my ancestors are smiling at me. can you say the same? β
β youβre losing a lot of blood. maybe you should sit down for a moment. β
β thereβs no glory in war.Β Β Β itβs just something they tell soldiers so theyβll risk their lives. β
β youβre going? iβll miss you. β
β if one of my enemies wouldnβt pay to have me killed, iβd take it as a personal insult. β
β donβt like those eyes youβve got. thereβs a bad hunger to them. β
β youβre either the bravest person iβve ever metβ¦or the biggest fool. β
β kill wellβ¦and often. β
β good to have you by my side. i need reliable people around. β
β i should bash your face in after all youβve done. β
β youβve been a good friend to me. that means something. β
β what is better? to be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort? β
β kill one person, and you can solve so many problems. i wonder at the possibilities. β
β all the living shall fear the dead. β
β filth. run to the horizon before i hunt you down. β
β yes, yes. i havenβt got all day. β
β defy me, and i can offer you only pain and suffering. β
β prophecy tells what may be, not what should be. β
β you stink of death. i salute you. β
β iβll give you another chance, but watch yourself. β
β my favourite drinking buddy. letβs get some mead. β
β there are so many delightful ways i have pictured you dead. β
β weβre one of the same kind, you and i. β
β i donβt mean you any trouble. just leave me alone. β
β youβve caused enough trouble. β
β politics are something best avoided. i prefer more personal confrontations, myself. β
β iβm a nobody, really. β
β now itβs time to face the consequences of your actions. β
β i live in the shadow of death every day. β
β itβs best if you didnβt mention to anyone that you saw me here. β
β legends donβt burn down villages. β
β i trust that this is just the beginning of a long and mutually beneficial relationship. β
β skilled, lethal and good-lucking. yep, itβs a curse. β
β there is murder in the air. i can taste it. β
β iβll be here if you need me. β
β you know whatβs wrong with this place these days? everyone is obsessed with death. β
β everything mortal fades away in time, but the spirit remains. β
β the sunrise is almost as pretty as you are. β
β no one else needs to die. β
β youβre not going to kill me, right? β
β is that confidence, or bravado? confidence i can use. bravado gets people killed. β
β those men are ruthless. cunning, deceitfulβ¦theyβll pay off whoever they can. β
β you realize if you set foot in there, youβre never coming back out. β
β i have done nothing to earn your distrust. β
β i can handle anything you throw at me. β
β i love you. you know that, right? β
β keep a song in your heart, and a blade in your boot. β
β we face the world together now. β
β with any luck, a worthy hero will step forward and solve our problems, just like in the tales of old. β
β i donβt want to see you again. β
β the day might come when i am forced to draw my sword for one side or the other. but that day has not come yet. β
β my fingers are trembling. β
β arrogance will serve you poorly. β
β i hope your parents are proud of you. they have a lot of reason to be. β
β the gods know what youβve done. β
β arenβt your hands coated with enough blood? β
β its scent is foul, unclean. hurtful. β
β i will listen to you until all the sugars in the world turn sour. β
β i have a bad feeling about this. β
β you want to talk to me? after everything youβve done? β
β please, i know iβm asking you to do something difficult, maybe even dangerous. i just donβt know who else i can trust. β
β you have something to say? something on your mind? β
β i hate you. i hate you forever and ever and ever. β
β giant spiders? whatβs next? giant snakes? β
β youβre just rotten. no good. β
β boys, girls, dogs, elders β thereβs nobody i wonβt fight. β
β i would wake up and hope that it was just a dream, but know that it was not.Β β
β i used to be an adventurer like you. β
β iron sword, huh? what are you killing? butterflies? β
β i know who you are. β
β i was once an adventurer like you. β
β this placeβs harshness has a way of carving a man down to his true self. β
β the best way to get over the loss of a lover is to find a new one. β
β i saw this and thought of you. β
β sorry, but you donβt scare me. β
β hope youβre willing to back those words up with your fists. β
β donβt even think about it. β
β ever see someone killed with their own weapon? would you like to?Β β
β you expect me to believe that? β
β in a world of fools, you stand above the rest. β
β i saw you do that, you know. β
β the bards do not sing tales of those who die in their homes, slain by time. β
β iβve had just about all iβm willing to take from you. β
β may the gods watch over your battles. β
β sorry, iβve got important things to do. weβll speak another time. β
β i look forward to hearing about the next person you murder. β
β lot of history in these walls. β
β iβd be honored to walk by your side until the trees themselves fade away, if you would have me. β
β iβd marry you. iβd marry you twice. β
β mindβs playing tricks on me. β
β what are you hunting? never mindβ¦i donβt want to know. β
β iβve never seen anything quite like that. β
β looks like weβre the only ones who made it. β
β something different about youβ¦i can tell. β
β we were made to dominate. the will to power is in our blood. β
β good to know the world didnβt get boring while i was gone. β
β youβre abandoning me? me? β
β truth is, iβm not going anywhere like this. hurts to breathe. β
β you will push the world harder than it pushes back. β
β iβve heard about you and your honeyed words. β
β youβre here. thatβs enough. β
β come. wonβt you share a drink with me? β
β still alive? keep close to me if you want to stay that way. β
β youβre not a threatβ¦merely an annoyance. β
β we were just talking about you. β
β that was the hairiest fight iβve ever been in, and iβve been in more than a few. β
β perhaps you arenβt as powerful as you think. β
β it wonβt die, it just keeps coming! β
β you bring a smile to this oneβs eyes and peace to their heart. β
β there are so few pleasures in life as fine as your company. β
β i should bash your face in after all youβve done. β
β hey, you. youβre finally awake. β
β these people would rather weave their own horrid tales about my life than simply ask me for the truth. β
β a warrior knows to trust their gut. β
β i will listen to you until all the sugars in the world turn sour. β
β no offense intended, of course. β
β i can tell youβre new around here, asking a question like that. β
β donβt worry. iβm the very soul of caution. β
β you would be better off keeping quiet than flapping your gums on matters you donβt know anything about. β
β you deal with powerful forces. take care they do not overwhelm you. β
β the things we do hereβ¦evil, evil things. no more. β
β that which is unknown can create unease, even fear. it is to be expected. β
β iβm fine. but we should go inside to talk. β
β now is not the time to fight amongst ourselves. i fear dark days approach and everyoneβs strength will be needed. β
β i will spare your life this once, but after that, you are prey. β
β lust can make a man do the unthinkable. β
β i wouldnβt have made it without your help today. β
β wouldnβt want people to think youβre part of the common rabble, now would we? β
β just give me a minuteβ¦iβm out of breath. β
β come on, give me your hand. weβre getting out of here. β
β no, this canβt be happening. this isnβt happening. β
β you have no authority over me. β
β my past is long and storied, and not altogether proyd. β
β i just need to be alone. for a while. β
β you are so beautiful. such a lovely smile. β
β you walk as a lion among sheep. β
β i donβt like you, and i never will. itβs nothing personal. β
β right to the point, arenβt you? i like that. β
β iβve got a good feeling about you. and i donβt often get good feelings about anything. β
β i donβt think there are warm fires and friendly faces inside. β
β i presume youβve already seen some of what iβve accomplished. there is so, so much more to be done. β
β i give you three days before you screw up and someone runs a knife across your throat. β
β it was us or them. we fought to survive. β
β there is no progress without sacrifice. no wheat without threshing the chaff. β
β waitβ¦is that truly you? i can hardly believe my eyes. β
β donβt suppose you could enchant my sword? dull old blade can barely cut butter. β
β i never should have come here. β
β come to think of it, i did hear some odd noises coming from over there. β
β please. keep your voice down. β
β i bet the two of us, weβre very alike. β
β i know the horrors you committed to survive. while i dismissed it then, i cannot now. β
β it is in everyoneβs best interest if the matter is dropped entirely. β
β oh. are you going to cry? β
β keep your wits about you and you wonβt be harmed. β
β itβs far more exciting, you see, if the future is unknown. β
β sure, leave. everyone else does. β
β i see your way with words remains as elegant as a falling boulder. β
β who are you? speak, or iβll cut you down where you stand. β
β no offense, but youβre not looking so good. are you feeling ill? β
β this is just strange. eerie. what is this place? β
β why not take the next step? we can help each other. β
β truth is, iβm a little nervous. iβve never done anything like this before. β
β when the world was young, things were simpler. β
β i never thought iβd see another friendly face again. β
β i fight so that all the fighting iβve already done hasnβt been for nothing. i fight because i must. β
β i am sworn to carry your burdens. β
β i know romance has never been your strong suit. β
β did you run into any trouble? β
β this life might not look like much to you, but iβm content, and isnβt that all that matters? β
β iβm not your enemy. iβm actually trying to help you. β
β before i tell you any more, i need to make sure i can trust you. β
β youβre no fun at all. guess iβll have to make my own fun elsewhere. β
β at this point, iβll take what i can get. β
β this place needs a true hero these days. β
β look, iβm sorry about your troubles, but iβve got to look out for myself. β
β my life is dreary. where is my prince come to rescue me? β
β i may have lost a drop or two of blood. β
β a lack of ambition like what you have really ought to be punished. β
β you seem friendly, but so does a bear before itβs chewing your face off. β
β stop skulking in the shadows and step up here. β
β you have the whole world before you. go out and experience itβ¦be whatever you want to be. β
β so you can cast a few spells? am i supposed to be impressed? β
β i keep thinking i can see something move in the shadows. β
β i like you. youβre not afraid to get your hands dirty. β
β i just canβt be a part of this place anymore.Β β
β i for one desire to see you grow and develop your talents. β
β if theyβre not with us, theyβre against us. β
β i want to leave everything from this cursed place behind. β
β these calamitous times bring out the worst in people. β
β youβre someone who can get things done. i like that. β
β so, whatβs your heartβs desire? what kind of deal can we strike? β
β iβd take this a bit more seriously if i were you. β
β donβt be sorry for me. β
β remember this: they are the enemy and will not hesitate to end your life. β
β i donβt like the look of this. perfect spot for an ambush. β
β you walk a dark path. your actions can lead only to ruin. β
β how can something so sad be so funny? β
β up to no good, are we? β
β iβm glad youβll be with me in there. i donβt like the looks of this place. β
β if they choose to fear me in their ignorance, that is their choice. β
β i know this looks badβ¦let me explainβ¦ β
β the more important question is: why are you here? β
β travel safely. itβs dangerous out there. β
β iβm fairly certain youβve wandered into the wrong bulding. β
β oh, itβs you. i was wondering why i was smelling something so unpleasant. β
β weβre the only people around who arenβt complete fools. β
β you knowβ¦you ainβt so bad. β
β look. if youβre trying to get to know me - donβt. β
β you certainly have a strange energy about you. β
β weβll do our duty no matter what stands in our way, right? β
β i have studied things beyond the reach of most humans, seen things one should not see.Β β
β thereβs a lot of feelings wrapped up in this old place, and i donβt think youβre quite ready for them. β
β next time youβre looking to pester someone, make sure itβs the right person. β
β i hope you donβt mind if i walk up with you. β
β our bond is in many ways sacred. β
β iβm guessing you figured this part out already, but my fatherβs not exactly a good person. β
β set my hatred aside? not a chance. itβs what keeps me strong. β
β donβt make me regret my sudden outburst of tolerance and generosity.Β β
β men who understand one another need not waste words. β
β all right. i wonβt deny it. what you heard is true. β
β does the air feelβ¦heavy down here? iβm a little woozy. β
β i have a problem i think you can help sort out. β
β i have to admit, i had my doubts it even existed. β
β what is that thing? could the legends be true? β
β iβd advise you to trust in the strength of your sword arm over tales and legends. β
β travel safely. itβs dangerous out there. β
β nice place. i never knew you were so wealthy. β
