Warlord

"I can't help wondering whether I could have fought harder."

"It was your absolute refusal to surrender which defeated him. You cannot ask more of yourself than that."

"Yes, but how close would you have to get to use this device?"

"To be fully effective, it would have to come in direct contact with her skin."

"If I could get anywhere near her, I'd use a thoron rifle to be absolutely sure."