Sasenna

In a column of blinding fire it leaped from earth to sky, the sasenna still rushing toward them, as it was the Way of Sasenna to do, unflinching ...

The Silicon Mage Hambly, Barbara 1988

He saw her looking around for him, peering in the blackness; he had automatically sought the deepest shadows, as it is the Way of the Sasenna to do, with the best field of fire to cover the entrance to the loft in case of attack.

The Silicon Mage Hambly, Barbara 1988

It had, of course, been what he would have done -- what it was the Way of the Sasenna to do.

The Silicon Mage Hambly, Barbara 1988

He knew in his heart that the Way of the Sasenna is not to ask for proof.

The Silicon Mage Hambly, Barbara 1988

It was not the Way of the Sasenna to show rage, but he collected his rage, like steaming black liquid in a cup; a bitter drink that was all now that gave him strength.

The Silicon Mage Hambly, Barbara 1988

There was nothing for him but to accomplish his revenge and to die, as was the Way of the Sasenna to die, in the process.

The Silicon Mage Hambly, Barbara 1988

For a moment, the grief and anger in him seemed to seethe up beneath the stiff rock barriers erected by the Way of the Sasenna.

The Silicon Mage Hambly, Barbara 1988

"It is the Way of Sasenna," Caris said, "to be ready to die at the will of the one to whom you have sworn your vows."

The Silicon Mage Hambly, Barbara 1988

He had been sixteen by then, and it was in any case not the Way of the Sasenna to mourn even the passing of one's parents, let alone a shaggy-coated shepherd bitch with one blue eye.

The Silicon Mage Hambly, Barbara 1988

It's all -- the part of me that wants good rulership, the part of me that still wants to follow the Way of the Sasenna.

The Silicon Mage Hambly, Barbara 1988