- The Chamberlain: I am NOT afraid of YOU!
- [skekTek pulls out a knife. skekSil yelps]
- The Scientist: What if I slice off that forked tongue?
- [skekSil waddles away, shrieking]
- The Gourmand: Come out, Rian... .
- The Ritual Master: Gelfling!
- The Gourmand: We won't hurt you... for long...
- The General: The Gelfling will never believe one of them killed their own.
- The Chamberlain: Of course they believe. Gelfling have always believed Chamberlain's whispers, yes? This is what I do: I plant stories in ground, watch grow into truth.
- [the General snorts]
- The Chamberlain: Keep Gelfling looking over shoulder and they won't ever see what's right in front of them.
- Onica: When Elder Cadia looks at your symbol, he only sees the end. But I see the chance for a new beginning.
- The Ritual Master: When we fail ourselves...
- Skeksis: ...We must be punished.
- The Ritual Master: When we fail each other...
- Skeksis: ...We must be punished.
- The Ritual Master: When we fail our Emperor...
- Skeksis: ...We must be punished.
- Brea: I've read all about nulroot. It doesn't make you dream. It makes you forget. Why do you want me to forget this symbol, Elder?
- Cadia: When a child goes looking for trouble, they always, um... They always... What was I saying? You have a question for me?
- Brea: I want to know what this symbol means.
- Cadia: Yes. That was it. No Gelfling can read your symbol. But when I see it, I sense the end of all things.
- [Brea gasps]
- Cadia: Did, um, did you drink your tea yet?
- Brea: No. You did.