He's certainly not Maven,' I mutter, if only to myself. I hear an echo from Evangeline, all the same, bouncing off the stone walls of Corvium. 'He's certainly not,' she replies. In her voice, I heard the same things I feel. Relief. And regret.
-- Mare and Evangeline (Three (Mare))

Importance: This quote establishes the differences between the Calore brothers as well as the dangerous Mare and Evangeline face while trying to stop Cal from taking the crown. Cal is a man who is confident in his speech but driven by love and ignorant of the scheming of people that he trusts. Maven, however, is an unstable man incapable of love but driven by obsession. Maven knows how to manipulate everyone around him and build a following of people who should never support him. Cal's compassion is a blessing compared to Maven's madness, but it also makes him weaker. Cal will have to become stronger...