Hugh of Emblin/Quotes

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## Quotes from Hugh

### Book 1

"I’m just a nobody, though. None of them are going to stick their heads out for me.” - Hugh when telling Alustin it would be pointless to report Rhodes.

“Something in me’s broken, Talia,” he said. “I... can’t stand up to Rhodes when he bullies me. I’m in constant terror that you three will stop wanting to be friends with me. We have -one argument and I go almost catatonic for two days... "I’ve never really had any friends before. I was always pretty shy and bad with people, even before...” - Hugh when Talia apologises to him in after she intrudes on his room.

*To save my friends.* - Hugh's response to the Index when asked why he seeks a warlock contract.

### Book 2

“What’s the point?... I can’t tell the difference between the sand and the crystal. It’s like they’re the same thing to my senses. Maybe I’m just not cut out for a crystal affinity.” - Hugh after Kanderon batters him with crystals in the Endless Erg.

“Can... can I have more time to think about it?” - Hugh, embarrassed when failing to ask Indris for a boon.

### Book 3

“Nothing... One mage can’t punish another’s apprentice without taking them before the council. And when a councilor is involved, it has to be before the entire council, not just the academic council. And from what Sabae tells me, Kanderon has a lot more allies on the full council than you do.” - Hugh when Abyla begins to threaten him after his accusations.

“Two reasons. First, because I’m a better person than you. Second, because you just solved a problem for me entirely by accident... I’m about to add another deed to my legend." - Hugh gloating after talking to Rhodes about Bakori's manipulations.

### Book 4

“I just killed someone... An actual human being, not, like, an imp or monster.” - Hugh seconds before vomiting from killing the Havathi spotter.

“I really appreciate that... But don’t beat yourself up if it takes time to get better at being more open. Stuff like that takes time.” - Hugh after Talia opens up about feeling bad for being so aggressive.

“It’s the bloody Mage-Eater... We’re in an extradimensional pocket in a ruined city, and we’re being stalked by a bloody tiger.” - Hugh laughing from nerves as he sees the Mage-Eater in the ruins of Imperial Ithos.

### Book 5

You called us children, said you didn’t want to hurt us, but you made a point to deliberately track us down... Then you tried to kill my friends.” - Hugh before killing Amalda Veil.

“It was our warlock pact. Alustin used the armbands he gave us to attack Kanderon through our pact. It’s my fault... I could never hate you... I love you too." - Hugh to Kanderon after Alustin weaponizes their warlock pact to kill Kanderon.

“She was my family, Sabae... She was my family, and I never told her.” - Hugh about Kanderon after she entombs herself.

### Book 6

“I don’t want revenge... I’ve never wanted revenge. I never wanted revenge against Rhodes, I just wanted him to leave me alone. I never wanted revenge against my family, I was just happy to be free from them— and don’t think I never noticed you all fantasizing about revenge against them on my behalf. And I don’t have the time or the interest in hunting down Alustin for revenge. Besides, my magic’s not even working properly anymore, so it’s not like I’m going to be any help stopping him from destroying the continent or whatever. Kanderon’s still alive, and I don’t care if anyone believes me, I’m going to find a way to help her.” - Hugh when talking about Alustin with his friends.

“I, Hugh Stormward, once known as Hugh of Emblin, formally declare myself the heir of Kanderon Crux, the Crystal Sphinx, the Doom of Ithos, the Bane of Empires, and the Mother of Liches... I declare myself Kanderon’s heir... I do so fully comprehending that this makes me not only the inheritor of her worldly goods but also responsible for her debts, responsibilities, contracts, and feuds.” - Hugh declaring himself the heir of Kanderon so that he can call on Ramyl's favour that is owed to Kanderon.

“If the world was about to be destroyed, and public speaking were the only way to save it, I would let it die,” - Hugh after Sabae jokes about him doing public speaking.

### Book 7

“Is it wrong of me to hope we don’t have to fight him? That someone else gets to him first, and we just have to, well... you know... It’s not that I’m afraid... I mean, I am afraid, I’d be crazy not to. Alustin knows our capabilities better than any foe we’ve faced in the past, and we only know a fraction of what he’s capable of. He’s taken down far more dangerous foes than us. But... even after everything he’s done, even after he hurt Kanderon, I can’t forget everything he’s done for us. He’s a madman on a suicidal mission for revenge, but he was also the first person to ever see potential in me, to make the effort to really help me. I can’t just forget that because he wronged me and someone I loved. It doesn’t want to just... balance out and go away.” - Hugh when Mackerel is is worried about Alustin.

"I wish I’d had a boring, normal childhood. I wish I’d been allowed time to be an idiot, to learn wisdom the slow, normal way, instead of being forced into it by trauma. I wish you’d been allowed a boring, normal childhood as well.” - Hugh when talking to Alustin.

"You told me where I could find refuge... And I built that refuge for myself, in the little room I found. I didn’t tell you, but when I left Skyhold, I sealed the room’s wards against myself, did I tell you that? Setup new attention wards to draw in the next lonely, scared, bullied kid that wanders through the library looking for somewhere to hide. Turned it into a place of refuge too. Come to think of it, I’m as proud of that as the Stormward’s Gift... I also want to build refuges, like my room and the Stormward’s Gift. Hidden places, tucked away from the violence of the great powers. Maybe even building extra-planar refuges, someday, if I follow Kanderon’s path with planar magic.” - Hugh when talking about what he is most proud of and his goals for the future.

## Quotes about Hugh

### Book 3

“He’s brilliant, brave, and loyal, but if someone he cares about shows him the slightest bit of disapproval, he turns into a kicked puppy” - Avah about Hugh.

### Book 6

“It’s hard to believe you’re the same mage who was terrified of his own shadow when I first met him.” - Sabae after Hugh declares himself Kanderon's heir to Ilinia and Indris.