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“Prince Bashkugg, Prince Kragnarr, Prince Ushnotz,
I’ll be more careful where I put my feet in the future, he thought grimly.
the älfar
Vraccas created the dwarves from rock so we would rule the mountains. I’ll conquer you yet!”
Gorén
“We all pursue such different goals, but for once we’re in agreement.”
“Still waters run deep,”
What was Gorén working on? Longevity? Perpetual health? Prosperity?
love poems
malachite
Nôd’onn the Doublefold,”
Will the gods stand by and watch the ruin of Girdlegard?
I’ll see how she treats me first.
piffle paffle,
All I wanted was to meet a few of my kinsfolk, not be crowned king of all dwarves.
He still had a faintly crazed look in his eyes.
“It could all end in war!
Surely these are exceptional circumstances by any standard?
“I always said that magic can’t be trusted.”
tionium
the reflection looking back at him was older, more weathered, and more serious than before.
Where are Boëndal and Boïndil when I need them?
nothing could persuade him to open the drawstrings.
Your magus needs a lesson or two in how to dig tunnels.
“When I get hold of that magus, there won’t be a spell in the world that can save him,” he muttered darkly.
How am I supposed to concentrate when they’re making such a din?”
had put pay
“Baying for blood like beasts… You should be ashamed of yourselves!”
This then was the origin of the myth about bearded women.
The last thing they needed was for Djerůn to be challenged to a duel.
We want the best for our race.”
Gandogar will have the privilege of slicing me in two.”
Why couldn’t one of the other magi have survived instead?
To be cursed by a mirror was the least of his problems.
“You’d think it was a singing competition.”
A dark red ring encircled the brown iris. How peculiar.
“Three cheers for Tungdil Goldhand!”
Tricked by a drunkard!
for Lot-Ionan, Frala, Sunja, and Ikana,
My enemies’ enemies are my friends.
What are we supposed to do now?
“And now to save Girdlegard…”
I’d like to shake our forefathers by the hand!”
Where else could they have gone, though?
I’ll have to keep an eye on him.
What happens when I can’t stop them from quarreling?
It’s not easy being a leader,
Tilogorn and Lothaire
the kings of Idoslane and Urgon
Queen Umilante

