Thousand miles Quote by Terry Mancour

““So that was it?” she demanded. “All that build-up to rescue a princess, and . . . that was it?” “Would you prefer trying to fight your way out of the tower, through the ruined city transformed into a warzone, through the fetid lake and past the dragons, only to escort her over a thousand miles of treacherous territory back home?” “Yes, actually,” Noutha said, blinking. Tyndal stopped short at that. “I guess I’m glad you weren’t in charge of planning, then,” he decided.””

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