"And Beijing Mandarin, some say, is prettiest at all, with "nar" instead of "nali", etc."
"Kranath saw with dismay that St'nar's clanhome was almost directly south, but taking that route directly was just asking for trouble."
"The room itself could have been a scaled-down dining room from St'nar's clanhome; murals turned the walls into mountain landscapes, unfamiliar and awe-inspiring."