Extraits

"We are guests here, and I have no desire to invite bad fortune into my house by offending them."

"I guess you're right," Okame said. "Though I can usually offend by simply existing. It's a talent, I suppose."

(p.306)

"It seemed they weren't satisfied with starving to death while their emperor built himself a palace made of gold," Okame added behind us. "Ungrateful wretches."

(p.300)

"I love the way samurai think," he announced, grinning. "So, you're coming with us, to make sure Kage-san stays alive, so you can kill him later." He snickered and shook his head. "Man, I can't wait to see where this goes."

(p.296)

Spoiler(cliquez pour révéler)"His last thought tonight, before finally losing himself, was of you" (…) "No," I thought in despair. "Tatsumi. You can't be gone… because of me."

"I've never known any tanuki to have that big a scrotum."

(…)

"Through I still think the statue is all wrong." She sniffed and passed it by, wrinkling her nose. "How would one even walk with those dragging along the ground? I would think they'd get horribly chafed."

I managed not to wince as I followed her through the door, but just barely.

(p.258)

"You can't trust anyone. Especially ronin. Ever seen wild dogs before?" His grin crept back, defiant.

"If they think you have food, they'll follow you for a while, but try to pet them and they'll go right for your throat."

(...)

"And yet," she said, "I've heard stories of wild dogs who would defend a stranger on the road to their last breath, simply because that person threw a crumb instead of a rock."

(p.181)

"Kage Tatsumi, the demonslayer of the Shadow Clan. A boy who didn't know the first thing about kindness, compassion or mercy."

(p.144-145)