"Who says such lawlessness runs rife in Xanabar?"
"I say so. Peter Hawley of the Extraterrestrial Service. I say so."
"You are mistaken, barbarian."
"I say so," said Buregarde.
"You're an animal."
"I am—and so are you."
"I'll not be insulted by an animal! I am—"
"Take it easy, Buregarde."
"Take it easy nothing. This mercenary foot-soldier forgets one thing—or maybe he doesn't know about it."
"Don't call His Excellency's Peacekeepers 'mercenaries'!" snapped the mercenary.