A Skalan trader tried to tell me the streets of his cities were paved with gold," Alec went on. "I didn't believe him, though. He was the one who tried to buy me from father. I was only eight or nine. I could never figure out what he wanted me for."
"Really?" Seregil lifted a noncommittal eyebrow.

Lynn Flewelling

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But is it an honest living?" Alec persisted, clinging to his last shred of resolve.
"Most of those who employ me are great lords or nobles."
"It sounds like a pretty dangerous line of work," Alec remarked, aware that once again Seregil had side-stepped the question.
"That's the spice of it, though," cried Seregil. "And you can end up rich!"
"Or on the end of a rope?"
Seregil chuckled. "Have it your way.

Lynn Flewelling

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These are Plenimaran marines, and there's not much most of them aren't capable of, if you take my meaning."

"I don't think I do," said Alec, puzzled by Seregil's tone.

"Then try this. They have a saying among them: 'When whores are few, a boy will do.' Got that?"

"Oh." Alec felt his face go hot.

Lynn Flewelling

Tags: adventure fantasy funny nightrunner seregil



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Unicorns and rainbows exist because we want them to.

Truth Devour

Tags: imagination dreams fantasy magic



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It was a crypt where music played to masses of the dead, and McJagger was their desolate pharaoh, a walking mummified king. I remembered it well.

Red Tash

Tags: music fantasy fairies rock-and-roll trolls concert



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You know your marriage is in trouble when your wife would rather listen to a cackling drug lord than accept your apology.

Red Tash

Tags: humor marriage fantasy fairies fey drug-lord troll-humor



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Sheep buggerers!" he roared. "I was only going to eat your women and rape your men until you did that!

Nathan Hawke

Tags: fantasy battle-cry gallow



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Fall on your knees and we'll let you live! A bit.

Nathan Hawke

Tags: fantasy gallow



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There's a word for an author who doesn't give up... published.

J.A. Konrath

Tags: romance fantasy young-adult contemporary-romance ya teen-fiction



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Allegedly, allegedly I say, the R.G.A. were extremely miffed of portrait painted of their monarch, King Tingaling XX, by Master. Portrait apparently, as it’s yet t’be unveiled, depicts King Tingaling XX in rather compromisin’ position with a pineapple, a wad of cash and his favourite pig, Buttercup.

Elias Zapple

Tags: humor fantasy fiction comedy children-s-books pigs basset-hound skateboards



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