Quotes featuring Ressa

“Well, that didn’t work out like you hoped. So much for the charming [Lady] beloved by all Runners.”

“I am?”

“So worthwhile you could not eat two bowls.”

“Wait.”

“That’s Lady Magnolia, Miss Ryoka Griffin. Wipe your feet.”

“Very good, milady. I’m sure the color will detract from the quantity you intend to gobble down like a pig for slaughter.”

“You scared her off. I thought you were trying to be subtle.”

“Not until the first frosts, Lady Reinhart. In here, Miss Griffin. What will you be needing?”

“No, Lady Reinhart, the staff has accommodated your every need without the expense of a live-in [Chef] for your Celum home. That knife is meant to sear what it cuts. These are regular knives, Miss Griffin.”

“The Antinium Wars? Those are ancient history. She was no hero, the kind you’ll see in statues. But she was.”

“I’m out. Either she was lying—and I had a truth spell on her the entire time—or it’s somewhere you missed, like a paradise nation.”

“May I take your cup, Miss?”

“I believe the Runner’s Guild has her name written down.”

“…Which old man is it? The pervert or the lazy one?”

“And you just let her run off, never to return. You didn’t even put a tracking spell on the bag of holding.”

“Self-inflicted injuries are not my job. You don’t think she’s actually from somewhere else, do you?”

“This way to the kitchen, Miss.”

“And a chamberpot.”

“She is busy, Lady Reinhart.”

“Nope. This would require the best [Healer] the Guild has—or something better. It’s shattered bone in splinters. Whoever did this knew how to stop it from being repaired.”

“She’s got you there.”

“He’s about seven hundred miles away and unlikely to…”

“Serviceable. But she’s not going to cure that with potions. The bones’re crushed.”

“Truthful.”

““Very well.””

““No…nor does she seem keen on speaking with any Drakes or Gnolls. But her gold’s run out.””

““You let them try.””

““She might die out here. She didn’t look like she was doing well. Theofore claims she’s mostly stealing.””

““She made it all the way here. That’s actually commendable. Was that—kind?””

““I can’t say. She’s tough. Her entire family is.””

““She may want the scar.””