--- title: "14 Will Quotes By John Flanagan" description: "14 Will quotes by John Flanagan. Plus more from John Flanagan and more Will sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f49/john-flanagan-904_alyss_shokaku-is-a-crane-of-some-kind-for-lift_1805850.png" --- > [Shokaku is a crane of some kind.' 'For lifting things?' Will asked. 'For flying. A crane is a large bird,' she corrected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/shokaku-is-a-crane-of-some-kind-for-lifting-things-will-asked-for-2/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f49/john-flanagan-904_alyss_shokaku-is-a-crane-of-some-kind-for-lift_1805850.png) > [“Anything happening,” she whispered. “Aside from you blundering about like a lost elephant?” he asked, in the same low tone. She nodded,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/anything-happening-she-whispered-aside-from-you-blundering-about-like/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/john-flanagan-904_humor_anything-happening-she-whispered-aside-f_109160.png) > [“How can you sleep at a time like this?” she asked, but the only answer was a low snore. She looked at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/how-can-you-sleep-at-a-time-like-this-she-asked-but-the-only-answer/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/john-flanagan-904_humor_how-can-you-sleep-at-a-time-like-this-sh_307304.png) > [ “How do we get there? How did you get here, by the way?' \[Will asked\]. He heard Halt's deep sigh and knew… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/how-do-we-get-there-how-did-you-get-here-by-the-way-will-asked-he/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/638/john-flanagan-904_halt_how-do-we-get-there-how-did-you-get-here_924831.jpg) > [“Will saw the first Senshi officer release and instantly knew where the arrow was aimed. 'They've spotted Shigeru!' He was about to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/will-saw-the-first-senshi-officer-release-and-instantly-knew-where/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22d/john-flanagan-904_coordination_will-saw-the-first-senshi-officer-releas_934999.jpg) > [“Halt eyed them balefully. They were all being so obvious about not mentioning his sudden reappearance that it was even worse than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/halt-eyed-them-balefully-they-were-all-being-so-obvious-about-not/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/989/john-flanagan-904_alyss_halt-eyed-them-balefully-they-were-all-b_2370319.png) > [“Right! Let's get on with it! All right... you... Will... have trained as apprentice to Ranger Halt of Redmont Fief these last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/right-let-s-get-on-with-it-all-right-you-will-have-trained-as/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6e/john-flanagan-904_crowley_right-let-s-get-on-with-it-all-right-you_579137.jpg) > [“The the uncertainty was dispelled and the melancholy lifted as he saw a familiar stocky figure moving near one of the tents.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/the-the-uncertainty-was-dispelled-and-the-melancholy-lifted-as-he-saw/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/315/john-flanagan-904_deserted_the-the-uncertainty-was-dispelled-and-th_190254.png) > [“Will had been taken aback in his confrontation with Arisaka to discover that his name- Chocho- meant "Butterfly"... He was puzzled to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/will-had-been-taken-aback-in-his-confrontation-with-arisaka-to/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f7/john-flanagan-904_body-weight_will-had-been-taken-aback-in-his-confron_1750472.jpg) > [“But...' Horace looked from one familiar face to another. 'How did you come to..?' Before he could finish the question, Will interupted,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/but-horace-looked-from-one-familiar-face-to-another-how-did-you-come/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b87/john-flanagan-904_babbling_but-horace-looked-from-one-familiar-face_1838570.png) > [“Gundar, seeing Halt upright for the first time in two days, stumped up the deck to join them. 'Back on your feet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/gundar-seeing-halt-upright-for-the-first-time-in-two-days-stumped-up/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/john-flanagan-904_first-time_gundar-seeing-halt-upright-for-the-first_1026377.jpg) > [“The Rangers were founded over one hundred and fifty years ago, in King Herbert's reign. Do you know anything about him?" Halt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/the-rangers-were-founded-over-one-hundred-and-fifty-years-ago-in-king/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fb/john-flanagan-904_book-1_the-rangers-were-founded-over-one-hundre_3184656.jpg) > [“I circled the site before I came in. If there's anyone within five kilometers, I'll eat my quiver." Halt regarded him, eyebrow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/i-circled-the-site-before-i-came-in-if-there-s-anyone-within-five/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14c/john-flanagan-904_halt_i-circled-the-site-before-i-came-in-if-t_2827445.jpg) > [“Already, Cullum felt a stirring of interest. The name Horace and the mention of an oakleaf symbol struck a chord in his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/already-cullum-felt-a-stirring-of-interest-the-name-horace-and-the/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cb/john-flanagan-904_horace_already-cullum-felt-a-stirring-of-intere_905217.png) ## Other authors on Will ## More by John Flanagan > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/what-about-you-three-where-are-you-going-even-before-halt-answered/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/there-s-a-tavern-by-the-docks-he-s-there-most-evenings-then-i-ll-talk/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [The sun was trembling on the brink of the world, the shadows at their longest, and they still had several kilometers to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/the-sun-was-trembling-on-the-brink-of-the-world-the-shadows-at-their/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/we-re-going-to-see-ragnak-halt-told-him-he-s-going-to-have-to-promise/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [“We must wait," she said. "They are involved in important buisness." Her tone was serious, almost reverntial. The two of them stopped, some five…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/we-must-wait-she-said-they-are-involved-in-important-buisness-her/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/so-i-m-an-ace-will-grinned-i-m-flattered-halt-flattered-i-had-no-idea/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [“Damn! I hate farewells!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/damn-i-hate-farewells/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [“They sailed into Raguza and Hal said, as bold as brass, “We’ve come to challenge Zavac and we plan to kick his—”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/they-sailed-into-raguza-and-hal-said-as-bold-as-brass-we-ve-come-to/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/are-there-bears-in-these-mountains-he-asked-his-companion-nodded-of/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/well-i-m-not-dancing-will-said-through-gritted-teeth-i-don-t-know-how/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [The battle, if you could call it that, lasted no more than a few seconds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/the-battle-if-you-could-call-it-that-lasted-no-more-than-a-few-seconds/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [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."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/well-we-can-ride-together-for-a-while-longer-the-highway-south-is/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [“Does it matter?" Halt asked. Horace shrugged. "Not really, I suppose. I just wondered why you'd gone to the kitchen and why you took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/does-it-matter-halt-asked-horace-shrugged-not-really-i-suppose-i-just/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [Maybe we should have gone with him," he said, a few minutes after his friend was lost to sight. "Three of us would make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/maybe-we-should-have-gone-with-him-he-said-a-few-minutes-after-his/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) > [Best way then is to be waiting for them to bring Halt and the others out of that prison,” he said, almost to himself.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/best-way-then-is-to-be-waiting-for-them-to-bring-halt-and-the-others/) [John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flanagan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/will/john-flanagan/#itemlist", "name": "14 Will Quotes By John Flanagan", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Shokaku is a crane of some kind.' 'For lifting things?' Will asked. 'For flying. A crane is a large bird,' she corrected him... 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This last was directed at Will as he tried, unsuccessfully, to smother a snigger.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Flanagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/halt-eyed-them-balefully-they-were-all-being-so-obvious-about-not/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/989/john-flanagan-904_alyss_halt-eyed-them-balefully-they-were-all-b_2370319.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/989/john-flanagan-904_alyss_halt-eyed-them-balefully-they-were-all-b_2370319.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/989/john-flanagan-904_alyss_halt-eyed-them-balefully-they-were-all-b_2370319.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Halt eyed them balefully. They were all being so obvious about not mentioning his sudden reappearance that…” — John Flanagan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Right! Let's get on with it! All right... you... Will... have trained as apprentice to Ranger Halt of Redmont Fief these last five twelvemonths and blah blah blah and so on and so on. You've shown the necessary level of proficiency in the use of the weapons a Ranger uses- the longbow, the saxe knife, the throwing knife.\" He paused and glanced up Halt. \"He has shown the proficiency, hasn't he? Of course he has,\" he went on, before Halt could answer. \"Furthermore, you are a trusted officer in the service of the King and so on and so on and hi diddle diddle dee dee...\" He glanced up again. \"These forms really do carry on a bit, don't they? But I have to make a pretense of reading them. And so forth and so on and such like.\" He paused, nodded several times, then continued. \"So basically...\" He flicked a few more pages, found the one he was after and then continued, \"You are in all ways ready to assume the position and authority of a fully operational Ranger in the Kingdom of Araluen. Correct?\" He glanced up again, his eyebrows raised. Will realized he was waiting for an answer. \"Correct,\" he said hastily, then in case that wasn't enough, he added, \"Yes. I mean... I do... I am. Yes.\" \"Well, good for you.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Flanagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/right-let-s-get-on-with-it-all-right-you-will-have-trained-as/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6e/john-flanagan-904_crowley_right-let-s-get-on-with-it-all-right-you_579137.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6e/john-flanagan-904_crowley_right-let-s-get-on-with-it-all-right-you_579137.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6e/john-flanagan-904_crowley_right-let-s-get-on-with-it-all-right-you_579137.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Right! Let's get on with it! All right... you... Will... have trained as apprentice to Ranger Halt of…” — John Flanagan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The the uncertainty was dispelled and the melancholy lifted as he saw a familiar stocky figure moving near one of the tents. \"Halt!\" he cried out gladly, and a slight pressure with his knees set Tug galloping through the deserted Gathering site. The dog, caught by surprise, barked once, then shot in pursuit like an arrow from a bow. The grim-faced Ranger straightened from the fire at the sound of his former student's voice. He stood, hands on hips and a frown on his face as Will and Tug careered toward him. But inside, there was a lightening of his heart that he never failed to feel when in Will's company. Not for the first time, the realization hit Halt that Will was no longer a mere boy. No one wore the Silver Oakleaf if he hadn't proven himself to be worthy. Despite himself, he felt a surge of pride.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Flanagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/the-the-uncertainty-was-dispelled-and-the-melancholy-lifted-as-he-saw/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/315/john-flanagan-904_deserted_the-the-uncertainty-was-dispelled-and-th_190254.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/315/john-flanagan-904_deserted_the-the-uncertainty-was-dispelled-and-th_190254.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/315/john-flanagan-904_deserted_the-the-uncertainty-was-dispelled-and-th_190254.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The the uncertainty was dispelled and the melancholy lifted as he saw a familiar stocky figure moving near…” — John Flanagan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Will had been taken aback in his confrontation with Arisaka to discover that his name- Chocho- meant \"Butterfly\"... He was puzzled to know why they had selected it. His friends, of course, delighted in helping him guess the reason. 'I assume it's because you're such a snazzy dresser,' Evanlyn said. 'You Rangers are a riot of color, after all.'... 'I think it might be more to do with the way he raced around the training ground, darting here and there to correct the way a man might be holding his shield, then dashing off to show someone how to put their body weight into their javelin cast,' said Horace, a little more sympathetically. Then he ruined the effect by adding thoughtlessly, 'I must say, your cloak did flutter around like a butterfly's wings.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Flanagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/will-had-been-taken-aback-in-his-confrontation-with-arisaka-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f7/john-flanagan-904_body-weight_will-had-been-taken-aback-in-his-confron_1750472.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f7/john-flanagan-904_body-weight_will-had-been-taken-aback-in-his-confron_1750472.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f7/john-flanagan-904_body-weight_will-had-been-taken-aback-in-his-confron_1750472.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Will had been taken aback in his confrontation with Arisaka to discover that his name- Chocho- meant…” — John Flanagan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“But...' Horace looked from one familiar face to another. 'How did you come to..?' Before he could finish the question, Will interupted, thinking to clarify matters but only making them more puzzling... 'We were all in Toscana for the treaty signing,' he began, then corrected himself. 'Well, Evanlyn wasn't. She came later. But, when she did, she told us you were missing, so we all boarded Gundar's ship-you should see it. It's a new design that can sail into the wind. But anyway, that's not important. And just before we left, Selethen decided to join us-what with you being an old comrade in arms and all-and...' He got no further. Halt, seeing the confusion growing on Horace's face, held up a hand to stop his babbling former apprentice... Will stopped, a little embarrassed as he realized that he had been running off at the mouth.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Flanagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/but-horace-looked-from-one-familiar-face-to-another-how-did-you-come/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b87/john-flanagan-904_babbling_but-horace-looked-from-one-familiar-face_1838570.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b87/john-flanagan-904_babbling_but-horace-looked-from-one-familiar-face_1838570.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b87/john-flanagan-904_babbling_but-horace-looked-from-one-familiar-face_1838570.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“But...' Horace looked from one familiar face to another. 'How did you come to..?' Before he could finish the…” — John Flanagan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Gundar, seeing Halt upright for the first time in two days, stumped up the deck to join them. 'Back on your feet then?' he boomed cheerfully, with typical Skandian tact. 'By Gorlag's toenails, with all the heaving abd puking you've been doing, I thought you'd turn yourself inside out and puke yourself over the rail!'... 'You do paint a pretty picture, Gundar,' Will said... 'Thank you for your concern,' Halt said icily... 'So, did you find Albert?' Gundar went on, unabashed. Even Halt was puzzled by this sudden apparent change of subject. 'Albert?' he asked. Too late, he saw Gundar's grin widening and knew he'd stepped into a trap. 'You seemed to be looking for him. You'd lean over the rail and call, 'Al-b-e-e-e-e-e-r-t!' I thought he might be some Araluen sea god.' 'No, I didn't find him. Maybe I could look for him in your helmet.' He reached out a hand. But Gundar had heard what happened when Skandians lent their helmets to the grim-faced Ranger while onboard ship... 'No, I'm pretty sure he's not there,' he said hurriedly.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Flanagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/gundar-seeing-halt-upright-for-the-first-time-in-two-days-stumped-up/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/john-flanagan-904_first-time_gundar-seeing-halt-upright-for-the-first_1026377.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/john-flanagan-904_first-time_gundar-seeing-halt-upright-for-the-first_1026377.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/john-flanagan-904_first-time_gundar-seeing-halt-upright-for-the-first_1026377.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Gundar, seeing Halt upright for the first time in two days, stumped up the deck to join them. 'Back on your…” — John Flanagan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Rangers were founded over one hundred and fifty years ago, in King Herbert's reign. Do you know anything about him?\" Halt looked sideways at the boy sitting beside him, tossing the question out quickly to see his response. Will hesitated. He vaugely remembered the name from history lessons in the Ward, but he couldn't remember any details. Still, he decided he'd try to bluff his way through it... \"Oh ... yes,\" he said, \"King Herbert. We learned about him.\" \"Really?\" said the Ranger expansively. \"Perhaps you could tell me a little about him?\" He leaned back and crossed his legs, getting himself comfortable... \"He was ...\" he hesitated, pretending to gather his thoughts. \"The king.\" That much he was sure of. Halt merely smiled and made a rolling gesture with his hand that meant go on. \"He was the king ... a hundred and fifty years ago,\" Will said, trying to sound certain of his facts. The Ranger smiled at him, gesturing for him to continue yet again. \"Ummm ... well, I seem to recall that he was the one who founded the Ranger Corps,\" he said hopefully, and Halt raised his eyebrows in mock surprise. \"Really? You recall that, do you?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Flanagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/the-rangers-were-founded-over-one-hundred-and-fifty-years-ago-in-king/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fb/john-flanagan-904_book-1_the-rangers-were-founded-over-one-hundre_3184656.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fb/john-flanagan-904_book-1_the-rangers-were-founded-over-one-hundre_3184656.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fb/john-flanagan-904_book-1_the-rangers-were-founded-over-one-hundre_3184656.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Rangers were founded over one hundred and fifty years ago, in King Herbert's reign. Do you know anything…” — John Flanagan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I circled the site before I came in. If there's anyone within five kilometers, I'll eat my quiver.\" Halt regarded him, eyebrow arched once more. \"Anyone?\" \"Anyone other than Crowley,\" Will amended, making a dismissive gesture. \"I saw him watching me from that hide he always uses about two kilometers out. I assumed he'd be back in here by now.\" Halt cleared his throat loudly. \"Oh, you saw him, did you?\" he said. \"I imagine he'll be overjoyed to hear that.\" Secretly, he was pleased with his former pupil. In spite of his curiosity and obvious excitement, he hadn't forgotten to take the precautions that had been drilled into him. THat augured well for what lay ahead, Halt thought, a sudden grimness settling onto his manner. Will didn't notice the momentary change of mood. He was loosening Tug saddle girth. As he spoke, his voice was muffled against the horses's flank. \"he's becoming too much a creature of habit,\" he said. \"he's used that hide for the last three Gatherings. It's time he tried something new. Everyone must be onto it by now.\" Rangers constantly competed with each other to see before being seen and each year's Gathering was a time of heightened competition. Halt nodded thoughtfully. Crowley had constructed teh virtually invisible observation post some four years previously. Alone among the younger Rangers, Will had tumbled to it after one year. Halt had never mentioned to him that he was the only one who knew of Crowley's hide. The concealed post was the Ranger Commandant's pride and joy. \"Well, perhaps not everyone,\" he said. Will emerged from behind his horse, grinning at the thought of the head of the Ranger Corps thinking he had remained hidden from sight as he watched Will's approach. \"All the same, perhaps he's getting a bit long in the tooth to be skulking around hiding in the bushes, don't you think?\" he said cheerfully. Halt considered the question for a moment. \"Long in the tooth? Well, that's one opinion. Mind you, his silent movement skills are still as good as ever,\" he said meaningfully. The grin on Will's face slowly faded. He resisted the temptation to look over his shoulder. \"He's standing behind me, isn't he?\" he asked Halt. THe older Ranger nodded. \"He's standing behind me, isn't he?\" Will continued and Halt nodded once more. \"Is he...close enough to have heard what I said?\" Will finally managed to ask, fearin teh worst. This time, Halt didn't have to answer. \"Oh, good grief no,\" came a familiar voice from behind him. \"he's so old and decrepit these days he's as deaf as a post.\" Will's shoulders sagged and he turned to see the sandy-haired Commandant standing a few meters away. The younger man's eyes dropped. \"Hullo, Crowley,\" he said, then mumbled, \"Ahhh...I'm sorry about that.\" Crowley glared at teh young Ranger for a few more seconds, then he couldn't help teh grin breaking out on his face. \"No harm done,\" he said, adding with a small note of triumph, \"It's not often these days I amange to get the better of one of you young ones.\" Secretly, he was impressed at teh news that Will had spotted his hiding place. Only the sarpest eyes could have picked it. Crowley had been in the business of seeing without being seen for thirty years or more, and despite what Will believed, he was still an absolute master of camouflage and unseen movement.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Flanagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/i-circled-the-site-before-i-came-in-if-there-s-anyone-within-five/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14c/john-flanagan-904_halt_i-circled-the-site-before-i-came-in-if-t_2827445.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14c/john-flanagan-904_halt_i-circled-the-site-before-i-came-in-if-t_2827445.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14c/john-flanagan-904_halt_i-circled-the-site-before-i-came-in-if-t_2827445.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I circled the site before I came in. If there's anyone within five kilometers, I'll eat my quiver.\" Halt…” — John Flanagan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Already, Cullum felt a stirring of interest. The name Horace and the mention of an oakleaf symbol struck a chord in his memory. Sir Horace, the Oakleaf Knight, was a legendary figure in Araluen, even in a place as remote as Norgate. Of course, the more remote the location, the more garbled and fantastic the legends became. As Cullum had hear tell, Sir Horace had been a youth of sixteen when he defeated the tyrant Morgarath in single combat, slicing the head off the evil lord's shoulders with one might strocke of a massive broadsword. Then, in the company of the equally legendary Ranger Halt, Sir Horace had traveled across the Stormwhite Sea to defeat the Riders from the East and rescue Princess Cassandra and her companion, the apprentice Ranger known as Will. Will! The significance of the name suddenly registered with the innkeeper. The jongleur's name was Will. Now here he was, in a cowled cloak, festooned with recurve bow and a quiver of arrows. He looked more closely and saw the hilt of a heavy saxe knife just visible at his waist. No doubt about it, Cullum thought, these cheerful young men were two of Araluen's greatest heroes!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Flanagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flanagan/already-cullum-felt-a-stirring-of-interest-the-name-horace-and-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cb/john-flanagan-904_horace_already-cullum-felt-a-stirring-of-intere_905217.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cb/john-flanagan-904_horace_already-cullum-felt-a-stirring-of-intere_905217.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cb/john-flanagan-904_horace_already-cullum-felt-a-stirring-of-intere_905217.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Already, Cullum felt a stirring of interest. 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