" The moon shone brightly on the two men, and Othniel stared down at the face of his friend. He knew that Ardon had many good qualities, but he had long ago noticed that he had an unforgiving, harsh spirit. Once he lost his good opinion of someone, it was lost forever. Othniel knew a little something about that because he had lost Ardon’s goodwill years earlier. He waited until the woman brought the blankets, and he whispered to her, “My friend’s asleep, but he’s not feeling well. I want to thank you for both of us. "

― Gilbert Morris , Daughter of Deliverance (Lions of Judah #6)