Must go on a quote-fest first- and these are only representative rather than exhaustive:
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"Thas' what I am, so you says 'Old Fisherman, take me to such and such a place.' Thas' not so hard is it?"
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”I especially like the statue of Peryite! Something to let the citizenry know what horrors await them if they don't perform their tasks!" She exclaimed.
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"No, like nothing, have you ever heard of bureaucracy?"
Her confused expression indicated she had not.
"I'll explain it later."
Pene is absolutely one of your greatest inventions! Seth is- well Seth. He HAS a sense of humor, to be sure, it is just- well... not to everyone's taste. But- putting him in the position of having to "educate" his companion is simply brilliant.
The meeting with the Duke was wonderfully done, showing the toll Ilmeni's death has taken AND the love he still has for Seth.