"The Boneless King: It was time to end this little farce anyway. I'll rule in my own name from now on. The Butcher is dead. Long live the Boneless King."

"Indigo: So his sacrifice was even greater than anyone knew."

"Shimmer: You were…a dragon once. Be a dragon…again."

"Shimmer: And yet I think he would have done the same thing even had he known his true origins."

"Sambar: Well, at the very least people will say that we knew how to die well."

"Monkey: That's only because you don't how to…um… "borrow" something. Leave the cauldron to me."

"Shimmer: Civet knew when it was her time and so did Thorn. Now it's mine."

"Sambar: I haven't been the High King this long without keeping my ears open. I know what you and your brother used to call me—and what you used to say."

"Lord Tower: You've lost, and now our kingdom lies helpless before the dragons. Even if they do not invade, your capital is in revolt."

"Shimmer: Pomfret died far better than he lived."

"Thrush: Well, I think the clan has plenty of room for a clever person like yourself."

"Elderly female dragon: That's true. We've lost enough of our own, heaven knows. And there'll certainly be enough work for all."

"Indigo: Thank you. But it's a poor joke."

"Shimmer: I swear to you that if we survive, you'll always have a place with me."

"Monkey: I'm sorry for anything wicked I've said about you."

"Sambar: No, you're not, and the next time I see you, I'll expect you to return his property."

"Elderly female dragon: It's no joke, girl. Don't judge us by these Deep dragons. Oh, I'll admit we had our airs at one time, but we've had most of them beaten out of us over the centuries."

"Indigo: All I have is you now."

"Sambar: Perhaps, it's been too long since that sound was heard. For that, you have our apologies, Your Highness."

"Sambar: I gather you're not ready to return your staff?"

"Monkey: It would be useful in the coming battle."

"Sambar: We're of the same blood, you and I. I'll fight beside you."

"Thrush: Nowadays we judge creatures by what they can do and not by their pedigrees. So it's a lot harder to impress us."

"Monkey: Just because two goals are good ones, doesn't mean that they're automatically compatible. It would be convenient if they were, but often they're not. And so you have to make a choice."

"Shimmer: And feel bad about whatever choice you make."

"Sambar: Take the back door, then. I'll tell him that he just missed you."

"Indigo: I said…I love you."

"Shimmer: Me? With my temper?"

"Indigo: You're the only thing I've ever loved."

"Shimmer: It's all right. Think of the good times when you think of me."

"Shimmer: You'd think he was talking about the weather instead of betraying our whole race."

"Indigo: I could get to like this body."

"Chukar: We were put in the vanguard so we could redeem our clan's honor. They would have put us there anyway. We frontier fighters are the only ones who have seen any combat out by the Abyss."

"Indigo: I thought you were different from the other dragons. I thought you were smart. I thought you weren't stuck-up. But you're just as bad. You're just as full of lies."

"Monkey: I am impressed. When a dragon is willing to go with a human-size snout, I know she's really determined."

"Corporal Tubs: That is a nag, a plug, a hack. It should have been chopped up for the stew pot. It's not even worth feeding weeds to."