“I don't understand how any man would wish to pursue such a away of life. Causing pain, being hurt, risking death — and for what? so that a crowd of fat-bellied merchants can see blood flow.”

Source: Drenai series, Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf, Ch. 2

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British author of heroic fantasy 1948–2006

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