"This was how Martin the Warrior first came to Kotir, place of the wildcats" (Chapter 1, p. 14).

"Shutting his ears against the sounds of the revelers, Martin lay upon the straw with the sword handle pressing against his chest. Now that his last hopes were gone, it looked like being a long hard winter" (Chapter 4, p. 34).

"The Gloomer must be brought here quickly to consolidate her triumph" (Chapter 9, p. 73).

"'Huh, the cat and her soldiers can march about all season, but there's no one left to order about and they ain't no farmers, that's sure. They'll starve without others to do their labor'" (Chapter 13, p. 96).

"Ferdy and Coggs were well and truly captured" (Chapter 16, p. 120).

"The Corim plan was beautifully simple" (Chapter 20, p. 149).

"Tsarmina climbed the stairs pensively. This strange fox was certainly a lucky find" (Chapter 27, p. 221).

"Thus passed the Mask, the strange one who lived alone in...