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NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1) QUOTES

NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1) QUOTES

1 " Oh sure, everyone else charges monsters and it's brave, I do it once and I'm a madman. "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

2 " This is less of a 'the king needs a reason' thing and more of a 'the king loves burning shit and killing people' thing," Eric corrected. "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

3 " We'll loot the bodies and be on our way." "The words that start every great adventure," Gabrielle quipped sarcastically. She might have been surprised to discover how accurate that statement truly was. "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

4 " Still, I find lying to be more dangerous than expertly telling the truth, so I avoid it whenever possible. "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

5 " Grumph let out a harrumph, which indicated either that he was unharmed and waiting patiently for a new opportunity to arise, or that a sparrow had shit in his porridge. "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

6 " Along the way, he followed his own advice and snagged a pair of mismatched daggers from the corpses of fallen archers. They weren’t as well-made as the ones he’d taken from the dead rogue, but they had pointy ends he could stab into people and that was really all that mattered in a dagger. "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

7 " For once, the only one she had to please with her decision was herself, and the truth was, Gabrielle had been far happier as a pretend goblin, than a pretend proper lady. "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

8 " The training area was set up where the tournament would actually be held, since putting together two structures to serve the same purpose would be at the level of idiotic redundancy reserved for the highest halls of government. "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

9 " The constant threat of death was such a persistent companion, it almost felt like they should get it a horse. "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

10 " Grumble is the god of henchmen and minions. Once a former lackey himself, after his deification he chose to look over his own people rather than putting on airs. "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

11 " Any divine guidance before I go back?” “Always tip the bartender more than you think you should, be nice to the people who know where you sleep, and beware the bush with red flowers.” Grumble "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

12 " I am still a god, after all. There’s a certain way these things are done. "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

13 " He was like a pot of simmering silver: simple and serene to look at, but with a scalding danger waiting beneath the surface. "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

14 " That would depend greatly on your definition of a solution. Technically, the entire town being laid siege to and everyone we know being killed qualifies as a solution. It just isn't a solution that we find favorable," Thistle pointed out. "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

15 " This is less of a 'the king needs a reason' thing and more of a 'the king loves burning shit and killing people' thing, "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

16 " Adventurers, however, were under no such moral obligations, and rushed into battle with the sort of enthusiasm one only finds in idiots, champions, and the unapologetically suicidal. "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

17 " Why does he keep employing random adventurers who can be so easily killed?" Gabrielle wondered. "Again, because he seems to like leaving a trail of destruction in his wake," Eric reminded her. "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

18 " Oh sure, everyone else charges monsters and it’s brave; I do it once and I’m a madman.” “Let’s "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)

19 " impregnable. "

― Drew Hayes , NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1)