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The Circle of Ceridwen (Circle of Ceridwen Saga, #1) QUOTES

The Circle of Ceridwen (Circle of Ceridwen Saga, #1) QUOTES

1 " He lowered his voice. "You are a true shield-maiden; you do not turn from a scar on a man's face."I looked at him and did not lower my eyes. "My father was an ealdorman, and his brother ealdorman after him. He taught me that a scar is the badge of honour of the warrior, and this I believe."He regarded me for a long moment. "I think I am glad we did not face your father and his brother in battle," he said, "for they were of better stuff than what we have found here."In saying this, he gave my dead kinsmen much praise. I felt that praise came rarely from the Danes, and took a strange pleasure in hearing him say this. I did not speak, but he lifted his cup to me, and I again took up mine. - Sidroc the Dane to Ceridwen "

― Octavia Randolph , The Circle of Ceridwen (Circle of Ceridwen Saga, #1)