1)
“Palonder, don’t use my clever verbal sallies against me. I don’t like it.”
“At the risk of seeming insolent, Lord: so?”
“So you have missed the underlying theme of and essential reason for life in Neverune, Palonder.”#epicfantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 10, 2019
2)
“Oh? And what is it?”
“Don’t piss Lord Wolf off. And do make his life more enjoyable and indolent by the moment. Entertain him. Bring him free food that won’t poison him. Guard him while he sleeps and pander when he wants sex.” 3)
“I doubt one man—even me—can accomplish all that, Lord.”
“Oh, you’re allowed to recruit everyone else in the world to help, Palonder. You just have to pay them all yourself. I can’t fund recruits at present.”
“I see. …#epicfantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 10, 2019
4)
…Are the King, the gods, and anyone else aware that everything in the world is supposed to be centered around your needs and wants, Lord?”
“Oh, no! Where would the fun in THAT be?”#epicfantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 10, 2019