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Sacred Bands and elite squadrons aren't what the mercenaries' guild is about. Field them at your peril.

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Jealousy, Discipline, Excellence

Janet Morris (1986). “Beyond Sanctuary”, Ace Books

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Your honor blinds you, Tempus, to what's right and wrong these days.

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Loyalty, Pride, Honor

Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.166, Paradise Publishing

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Such hubris could only come from a man's mouth.

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Pride, Men, Arrogance

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You have crossbows: Shoot early; shoot often.

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Risk, Danger, Crossbows

Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.127, Paradise Publishing

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If the gods sent you to fight here, then the gods are fools.

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God, War, Fighting

Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.4, Paradise Publishing

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Something is going on everywhere, most of which no one understands.

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Nature, Reality, Risk

Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.214, Paradise Publishing

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Choose life over death, Niko, when a choice can be made that puts no soul in jeopardy.

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Life, Loyalty, Choices

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To the death with honor, shoulder to shoulder, and no one gets closer to a Stepson than his partner.

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Death, Loyalty, Honor

Janet Morris (1987). “Beyond Wizardwall”, Ace Books

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And Tempus thought then that nothing was more worthwhile than what was growing in this whitewashed barracks, where he has come to build a force such as men or gods have never seen - a force worth reckoning with, if you were of a mind. And something was of that mind. And something else opposed it. He should have expected that. Battle in the heavens, battle on the earth.

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Loyalty, Men, Should Have

Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.286, Paradise Publishing

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Niko, you're halfway to where you need to go. It's the most dangerous time. And all the gods and forces have a stake in you, Hero. Or do you want to be just a memory, a cult somewhere, with people sacrificing horses to your name?

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Loyalty, Horse, Memories

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Loyalty must be forged - to him, to his: stronger than iron, from experience, from risk - it can't be bought, or taught, or promised before the fact. Allegiance must be earned so it will hold, win or lose.

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Loyalty, Winning, Iron

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Deception is a tactic: use it. Do whatever it takes to win.

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Loyalty, Winning, Risk

Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.127, Paradise Publishing

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War's balance will prevail.

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War, Destiny, Balance

Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.82, Paradise Publishing

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A wise one determines his own fate.

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Wise, Fate, Destiny

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Order is its own reward.

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Commitment, Order, Discipline

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Keep your enemies at a distance, your partners close at hand.

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Distance, Hands, Discipline

Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.127, Paradise Publishing

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Wars don't bring lasting peace, only lasting death.

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Peace, War, Conflict

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For the gift of life, the only true thanks was in living fully, and facing death with honor.

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Death, Honor, Meaning Of Life

Janet Morris, Chris Morris (1990). “Storm Seed”, Baen Books

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Death is a doorway, Niko, that leads to an adventure greater than any you have ever known.

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Death, Adventure, Doorways

Janet Morris (2011). “Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko”, p.284, Paradise Publishing

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Death's easy to find. If She wants you, you'll meet Her here as well as anywhere.

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Death, Want, Easy

Janet Morris (1986). “Beyond Sanctuary”, Ace Books

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The two stallions, the silver and the black, represent the equine god (whomsoever horses pray to) in this ritual so ancient that no one knows what god to thank.

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God, Horse, Two

Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.427, Paradise Publishing

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You three have done quite enough today: all of you and your feckless, treacherous god.

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God, Three, Done

Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.16, Paradise Publishing

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Gods and men honor those who have fought in battle.

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God, Men, Honor

Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.37, Paradise Publishing

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"Godling? Demigod?" Lysis nearly howled. "You'd be beaten black and blue in Thebes, and staked out overnight for claims like that. In Sparta, the secret police would ambush you, violate you, skin you alive and use your skull for a drinking cup."

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God, Drinking, Blue

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I think we're all in Cime's army now. But never mind, the Storm God hasn't forgotten us. Heaven is no farther away than it ever was.

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God, Army, Thinking

Janet Morris, Chris Morris (1990). “Storm Seed”, Baen Books

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