"Yet even so, Jon Snow was not sorry he had come. There were wonders here as well. He had seen sunlight flashing on icy thin waterfalls as they plunged...












A bloody sword is a beautiful thing.

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"Mine is the blood of the dragon.
"My lord father used to say a man should never draw his sword unless he means to use it.
"A book can be as dangerous as a sword in the right hands
"There is power in a King's blood.
"All Knights must bleed. Blood is the seal of our devotion.
"Still, beauty can mask deadly danger.
"My uncle always said that it was the sword in a man's hand that determined his worth, not the one between his legs.
"Blood calls to blood.
"I am the sword in the darkness.
"Be careful you don't cut yourself. The edges are sharp enough to shave with.''Girls don't shave', Arya said.'Maybe they should. Have you ever seen the...
"We are one. Man, horse, lance, we are one beast of blood and wood and iron.
"The sword was not the kingdom, he says.
"Brick and blood built Astapor, and brick and blood her people.
"She is not truly beautiful but something about her draws the eye.