You surely can't be trying to blame us for Erak's habit of charging ashore waving an axe and grabbing everything that isn't… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Ow!" said Horace as the Ranger's fingers probed and poked around the bruise. Did that hurt?" Halt asked, and Horace looked at… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Hunting party," Horace said Both Halt and Will looked at him sarcastically. "You think?" Will said. "Maybe they found the deer and… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“Very well," he said now. "Fighting positions, please, ladies..." "That's debatable," Halt said in an undertone to Will as they stood watchingn.… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“Bryn looked from Halt to Horace and back again. He saw no pity in either face. "I don't want to," he said… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“Do you think you could persuade that horse of yours to stay with the other horses for a minute or two?” he… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Would you have done that in his place? Would you have left him and gone on?" "Of course I would!" Halt replied… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Easy climb, Kurokuma. You do it easily.' 'Not on your life,' Horace said... 'That's what we have Rangers for. They climb up… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Halt snorted derisively. "Battleschool evidently isn't what it used to be," he replied. "It's a fine thing when an old man like… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Maybe we should have gone with him," he said, a few minutes after his friend was lost to sight. "Three of us… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“Don’t talk to your horse, dear. People are watching,” Pauline said quietly. Halt turned a perplexed look toward her. “How do you… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“Young men!” he snorted to Erak. “They think a pretty face can cure every ill.” “Some of us can remember back that… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“We must wait," she said. "They are involved in important buisness." Her tone was serious, almost reverntial. The two of them stopped,… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“He looked up as the party emerged and nickered a soft hello to his master, who was dressed in an unfamiliar green… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“Will saw the first Senshi officer release and instantly knew where the arrow was aimed. 'They've spotted Shigeru!' He was about to… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“Halt," said Horace, "I've been thinking..." Halt and Will exchanged an amused glance. "Always a dangerous pastime," they chorused. For many years,… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“You really miss him don't you?" The Ranger nodded. "More than I realized," he said. Alyss urged her horse close beside his… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“Horace, fit, and athletic and light on his feet, gave their guards the fewest opportunities to beat him, although on one occasion… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“But...' Horace looked from one familiar face to another. 'How did you come to..?' Before he could finish the question, Will interupted,… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“Halt waited a minute or two but there was no sound except for the jingling of harness and the creaking of leather… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“Selethen was names Hawk. Alyss had been given the title of Tsuru, or Crane. . .Evanlynn was Kitsune, the Nihon-Jan word for… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“Gilan,” she said, “you’re looking well.” And apart from those wrinkles, he was. He smiled at her. “And you grow more beautiful… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“One thing' Erak said. 'Tell your men to keep their noses clean while they're in Hallasholm. I don't want any trouble.' Zavac… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
I'll be getting you for this,' Halt had told him as he dabbed the diguisting mixture on the worst of the cuts.… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Bear with me on this, Evanlyn. I know you're anxious about Horace." WIll was a little puzzled by Halt's words. "No more… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
I'll think of something," he temporized, and Horace nodded wisely, satisfied that Halt would indeed think of something. In Horace's world, that… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Looks like he's lost a guinea and found a farthing," Horace said, then added, unnecessarily, "Will, I mean." Halt turned in his… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Once again Erak bellowed with laughter. "Your master here went nearly the same shade of green as his cloak," he told Will.… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Mikeru was still puzzling over Horace's last remark. He frowned. 'Kurokuma, these shenanigans... What are they?' 'Shenanigans are what Rangers do. They… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Well I'm not dancing," Will said through gritted teeth. "I don't know how." Oh yes you are," Alyss told him. "Let's hope… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“There was a roar of delight from the forward bench, and then the bearlike figure of Nils Ropehander came lumbering down the… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“Me?" he said in some surprise. "I won't be dancing! It's the bridal dance. The bride and groom dance alone!" For one… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“Will had been taken aback in his confrontation with Arisaka to discover that his name- Chocho- meant "Butterfly"... He was puzzled to… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
What about you three, where are you going?" Even before Halt answered, Will knew what he was going to say. But that didn't make… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“There's a tavern by the docks. He's there most evenings." "Then I'll talk to him tonight," Halt said. "You can try. But he's a… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
The sun was trembling on the brink of the world, the shadows at their longest, and they still had several kilometers to go. — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
We're going to see Ragnak," Halt told him. "He's going to have to promise to free every slave who fights for Hallasholm." Will shook… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“We must wait," she said. "They are involved in important buisness." Her tone was serious, almost reverntial. The two of them stopped, some five… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
So I'm an ace?' Will grinned. 'I'm flattered Halt, flattered. I had no idea you regarded me so highly.' Halt gave him a long-suffering… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
“They sailed into Raguza and Hal said, as bold as brass, “We’ve come to challenge Zavac and we plan to kick his—” — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Are there bears in these mountains?" he asked. His companion nodded. "Of course. But it's a bit early in the year for them to… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Well I'm not dancing," Will said through gritted teeth. "I don't know how." Oh yes you are," Alyss told him. "Let's hope you're a… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
The battle, if you could call it that, lasted no more than a few seconds. — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
Well, we can ride together for a while longer. The highway south is farther along this way. I'll be glad of some cheerful company."… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
![“Don’t talk to your horse, dear. People are watching,” Pauline said quietly. Halt turned a perplexed look toward her. “How do you know when I’m doing that?” She smiled at him. “Your nose twitches.” … On the way, Kane [stableboy] kept glancing surreptitiously at the famous Ranger, fascinated by the…” quote by John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/067/john-flanagan-904_halt_don-t-talk-to-your-horse-dear-people-are_786636.jpg)
