Perrin and the Way of the Leaf

[Thalia]

Vlad always made me feel incredibly sad. I think he and Malaika would have found a lot of common ground had they ever interacted more; they both had a very quiet approach to life. She was used for war against her will but always found meaning in people and peace. Though she never understood warders or their use (well, she did, but she did not accept that another could or should lay down their life for hers) so his particularly circumstance would have been a puzzle to her too. I never got to finish her arc, but I like to think she did eventually find her own peace (and accepted that she did have inherent worth as a person). I'd like to think Vlad did too. Not that he seemed depressed in the same way Malaika was when the site died, but he didn't seem wholly fulfilled either.

Man Vs himself is thought provoking, and broadly speaking they're often the stories/characters that stay with me longest. One of the reasons I love Jai so much. Also why I will never forgive you for the sword. 

It's been a long time since I read lotr so it really wouldn't surprise me if Vlad's sig is why I remember the quote. It is a good one.