I wouldn't worry about it too much, son. Certainly not about the peasants and the servants. They don't feel things as we do.”“They're human.”“Barely. They might as well be another species. What would happen without us to keep them in check? They wouldn't work the land. They would be at each other's throat if we weren't there to restrain them. Face it, they are driven by their instincts. Granted, that is a generalization, and there are some individuals who rise above that. Personally I think that is how the nobility originated. Even today, with the help of the Gods, hard work and some luck such a man can rise above his station. But as a group…

— Andrew Ashling

Just don’t stare at my ass, Waldemar,” he added.“I wasn’t staring at your ass,” Arranged, who had been staring at his ass, said.

— Andrew Ashling

Let the Gods create the days, and just live through them.

— Andrew Ashling

... Obyann, you're talking about the Waldemar-Ramaldah border dispute of 1416. Damn it, man, that was in the time of our grandfathers.

— Andrew Ashling

Of course, he was afraid of war. Only fools are not. Atlantis was no fool. He was fully prepared to fight, but only as a last resort.

— Andrew Ashling

Pah…commoners, traders." Fergus made a disparaging gesture. Traders with money, Fergus. Money they put at the disposition of young Tanks," Lachlan said in a dry tone. "Money that turns into soldiers. Soldiers who are used to extort tribute from us. Tribute that is turned into more soldiers. The warlord has a good thing going, I'll say that for him.

— Andrew Ashling

Regrets... Regrets are bootless. A vain trick of the mind. An impotent raging against what cannot be changed anyway. A distraction from the moment.

— Andrew Ashling

Strangely enough, I don't seem to tolerate food in great quantities or when it is too rich anymore.”“That's perfectly all right. Most people dig their graves with their own teeth as it is.

— Andrew Ashling

There always seem to be very rich people, no matter how poor the country,” Thenoclon said.

— Andrew Ashling

Why, Andrew, why would it irritate me? Do you think that being loved by you is something to be ashamed of? I don't.

— Andrew Ashling