King Osric Quotes

The king and Osric had vanished, gone ahead around the curve, and Hild walked alone-they all walked alone-along the inwardly spiralling path painted with tales, the characters from songs she had heard in hall all her life, songs of music and magic, of heroes and beginnings.

He must find out what the witch woman, the child’s mother, was up to with Osric, he of the kingly ambition. He’d heard talk. And this child would soon be living in very dangerous times indeed.