How we cite our quotes: Chapter, Paragraph
Quote #1
Winter Star grew calm under the stroke of Hubert's comb. I tried to make my question sound casual. "I thought Christians were forbidden to speak to a man like Rannulf." (7.10)
Edmund is really confused to see a man like Rannulf hanging around Sir Nigel. In their world, Christians from the West are not allowed to associate with pagans from the East. But everyone is kind of ignoring the fact that Rannulf is clearly, as they say, not from around here.
Quote #2
In my heart I was alive with excitement, each starling's chuckle an adventure to me. I was far from the place I knew, so far that I was in a foreign land already, although we were still in England. I affected the manner of a war wise traveler, but inside I was ablaze with curiosity. (10.9)
Edmund has packed his bags and is off to see the Great Unknown. He's never been so far from home, and even though he's still in England, it feels like a foreign country. All of his senses are on edge as he listens to the birds sing; every step is part of a new experience.
Quote #3
Nigel chuckled. "They are taking us to Normandy."
This news meant very little to me. The second, and finest, map of the world I had ever studied had been spread out on Father Joseph's table. I had stopped by that afternoon to deliver a just-repaired chalice. Father Joseph saw the look in my eye and explained, saying, "This is a true map of Earth under Heaven." (12.31-32)
Edmund's geographical knowledge is limited, but he does recall seeing a map one time. All he remembers, though, is seeing a huge mass of places and names he'd never heard before. So when Nigel tells them they're crossing over into France, it's all Greek to Edmund.