- Arion Elessedil: If you really are a Druid, prove it. Show us some magic.
- Allanon: I don't do tricks.
- [first lines]
- Ander Elessedil: Amberle, you still alive?
- Amberle Elessedil: [fell while running blindfolded] Relax, Uncle Ander. It's not like I'm gonna break.
- Eretria: I thought Elves were supposed to be smart.
- Wil Ohmsford: I'm half-Elf.
- Eretria: Clearly the wrong half. Only an idiot would travel these woods alone. Trolls hunt here.