“But judge us not by our number. Rather, watch the numbers of dead we leave behind”

—  David Gemmell , book The King Beyond the Gate

Source: Drenai series, The King Beyond the Gate, Ch. 16
Context: One hundred only, Lord Earl. But judge us not by our number. Rather, watch the numbers of dead we leave behind.

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