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Curse of Chalion
- After Iselle is unexpectedly betrothed to Dondo and pledged to be married in a few days, Cazaril tries desperately to get in to assassinate Dondo rather than leave Iselle to Dondo's nonexistent mercies. When human means fail, he sneaks into an abandoned tower to attempt a death miracle, arcane "magic" which if successful will bring divine death down upon Dondo but which will also cost Cazaril his life.
- Iselle using the excuse of mourning her brother to get a moment alone, then immediately starting to plot her escape from the corrupt chancellor and eventual seizure of power.
- Cazaril points out to a particular stupid (and bribed) prospective duellist that "I do not duel." He's not trained in courtly sword-waving. He's a soldier. He kills people.
- The bit at the end where Cazaril recognizes Danni and realised that the beating that's been causing him trouble this whole time was actually the first step in the chain that's going to fix the whole mess, and then the final result of that chain when the death demon ends up taking both dy Jironals, are CMoA for the Lady of Spring, for putting the whole fix together.
- Cazaril turns down a huge bribe from the Fox of Ibra—and does so with such diplomacy that the Fox laughs at being turned down.
- Royina Sara shows up to the funeral of Dondo, slain by the Bastard's demon, wearing brightly-colored festival clothes and a load of jewelry instead of somber dress, and wears Bastard's Day white garments in place of proper black-and-lavender mourning attire afterward. And nobody dares challenge her over it.
- In breaking the curse, Cazaril succeeds where a prouder, materially-greater man failed, because Cazaril is a humble man. So essentially, Cazaril achieves supreme awesomeness by discounting his own awesomeness.
Paladin of Souls
- Ista pretends to surrender to the enemy's leader, Joen, who is controlling a bunch of demon-possessed sorcerers:Joen: Welcome to my gates, Ista dy Chalion. I am the Mother of Jokona. (sends forth a demon to enslave Ista with a mere gesture)
Ista: (Summarily eats said demon) Welcome to mine, Joen of Jokona. I am the Mouth of Hell. - Cattilara, whose love for Arhys is so powerful that in his defense, this sweet, beautiful, vulnerable, slightly-dimwitted girl suddenly develops an iron will that can seize back control from a demon and bend it to her will in under five seconds.
The Hallowed Hunt
- Ijada calling for the election of a new Hallow King, on the grounds that Horseriver had died. And then becoming the bannerwoman of the new Hallow King, Ingrey kin Wolfcliff.
- Ingrey uses the Weirding Voice to command "Come in!" to the Five Gods.
Penric's Demon
- Penric standing up for Desdemona to prevent her from being returned to the Bastard's Hell, speaking to the Bastard himself through one of his demon eating saints.
Penric's Mission
- Nikys may be a widow in an apparently sexist society but that's not going to stop her from planning to break her brother out of prison.
- Penric using extreme amounts of "uphill" magic to repair a blinded man's eyes.
- Penric easily taking down a squad of soldiers who were preparing to undo all his work and reblind Adelis.
- Penric and company's stand at the end of the book. Despite being outnumbered and ill-fitted for a battle, they pick their ground and even win. Bonus points to Nikys who is neither a trained soldier like her brother nor a sorcerer like Penric yet still joins in with well-placed rocks.
The Prisoner of Limnos
- Nikys prays to the Daughter to apologize for sneaking into Her shrine, and the Daughter responds, telling her that She approves.
- Ikos built a contraption to allow him to spirit his mother away from her prison, and it works, carrying both him and Penric to safety.
The Orphans of Raspay
- Penric finally has enough of the damn pirate island and unleashes Desdemona to wreak havoc on the town. By the time General Arisaydia arrives on the harbor half the town is burning alongside two pirate ships.
The Assassins of Thasalon
- Trying to figure out how to track down Tronio, Penric and company ask Blessed Iroki to pray for guidance. He prays instead for the God to let him finish the job as quick as possible. The next morning, Tronio shows up at the Xarre estate in an attempt to arrest Penric, bringing along along all the witnesses Penric needs and putting himself close enough to Iroki for the Bastard to reclaim his demon. Des comments that Tronio was "like a chicken that brought its own pot and onions." Iroki later says he just left it up to the God, because he'd have "asked too small".
- As part of this, Penric has Tronio's complete attention, allowing Iroki to just wander up behind him. "I'm Iroki," he says, before the Bastard channels through him, saying, "You're done."
Knot of Shadows
- Penric impatiently lectures the Son of Autumn on the correct way to approach a frightened child.
