Horizon's Edge Quotes

“My little Kathyln, I know you think you did nothing wrong. Everyone gets angry and fights for what they believe in. What I want you to know, my little baby, is that before you are a princess, you are a person. It doesn’t matter if someone is a king, a servant, a powerful mage, an elf, or a dwarf. A person is a person. “Everyone is different and that is what makes everyone special in their own ways. Don’t hate someone for something they can’t change. What if people didn’t like you because you have round ears or because you have beautiful white skin? Or a perky little nose?”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“All in all, I thought I probably looked like a homeless vampire who had just feasted on someone, then proceeded to dance in the pool of their blood.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“I was less than a foot away from Lucas, who continued to back away from me. “‘Desecrate’? ‘Kiss your feet’?” I recited through gritted teeth.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“My head pounded as I walked toward Lucas. Nothing else mattered. Not now. Not until I took care of the pest.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“Tessia was all right. Bruises and scrapes were visible on her smooth, pale skin, but thankfully they were only surface wounds. She was okay.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“I regained my balance and looked back up at Arthur, whose back was still to me as he gently stroked the elf princess’s head.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“Arthur passed by everyone else, disregarding his dead or dying peers and friends, then kneeled down in front of the elf princess. His dragon craned its neck down toward her as well, and for that long breath of a moment, there was only silence.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“As he got closer, it dawned on me… He wasn’t even looking at me. His gaze had never been directed at me. I was stunned. My feet stayed glued to the ground as he simply strode past, ignoring me and everyone else here.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“And seeping from him, surrounding him like an aura, was a blatant rage, so fierce and violent that, uncontained, I felt sure it would burn me to ashes. The very air seemed to warp around him, and the earth beneath him crumbled under his might.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“And seeping from him, surrounding him like an aura, was a blatant rage, so fierce and violent that, uncontained, I felt sure it would burn me to ashes.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“As impressive and awe-inspiring as the dragon was, though, my heart began to truly tremble in fear when I saw the boy below it.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“Just as I felt everything fading, I heard it—a blood-curdling roar piercing through the heavens.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“I may have been only hallucinating, or it may have been just my wishful thinking, but I thought I saw my friend. I thought I saw Arthur.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“I have no reason to use magic at the academy—for the time being anyway. Besides, you’re coming back to school tomorrow. I think I’ll be able to survive until then.” She gave me a playful wink, dispelling her previous awkwardness.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“You will have enemies and you will have obstructions in your path, but through all of that, what I can tell you is that you need to have an anchor, an end goal. What do you want to accomplish in your life? That will be what determines your path.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“I knew Papa liked Mama.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“I do, but I also find myself unable to say for certain that I know what ‘like’ and ‘love’ actually mean. I hope the answer will come with time, but until then I’d like to improve myself before even thinking of asking for your daughter’s hand in marriage.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“There was no denying that my attitude toward and care for the elven princess were different from anyone else’s, but it wasn’t possible for me to confidently act on those feelings at this stage.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“It’s nothing, sir. Tessia has helped me several times as well.” “Oh? Like how?” He tilted his head. I had to think for a second before responding. “In keeping me sane at times.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“I won’t let anything happen to your precious granddaughter.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“Then our eyes met and Tess immediately blushed. I gave her a playful wink in response. “Hi there.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“Arthur is only human and he places great importance on his family and his friends, and particularly so to one person,” he said, raising his index finger. The sinister smile on the mask most likely matched his own expression, I thought. “Tessia Eralith…” I whispered, unable to hide the smirk on my face.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“I wanted to catch up to Arthur, not because I wanted to be better than him, but because I wanted to help him. He seemed to always be facing his own battles. As his best friend, I wanted to have his back, whether in good times or in war.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“Was it naive of me to wish everyone would just work together for the good of all?”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“A friend… my best friend. In Elijah, I now had an entity in this life that I’d wanted so badly in my previous one: a person I could let loose and be a child with again, no matter how old or grand I was before.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“Former king? More like whipped dog,” I mumbled to myself as I turned my back to them.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“Wait! Art, turn around.” Tess was obviously out of breath, but she was also aware that something was different with her body. With a sigh, I began, “I already saw everyth—” “Now!” “Yes, ma’am.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“A wave of emotions, some of which I hadn’t even known I could feel, washed over me. “Arthur! You’re alive!” Her face was already buried in my chest as she finished her sentence. “Yeah,” I said, gently petting her hair, “I’m alive.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“Arthur! You’re alive!” Tessia flew into his arms so fast that she almost knocked the boy back down onto the ground. Meanwhile, my arms stayed outstretched. Maybe the passing breeze would accept my embrace…”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge

“My arms were already stretched out wide, ready to embrace my one and only beloved granddaughter, but oddly enough, instead of coming into her grandfather’s arms, she bolted away from me and toward the boy. My granddaughter… you’re going the wrong way.”
― TurtleMe, Horizon's Edge