- Marco Polo: Who are you?
- Armed Escort: There are two answers to that question. The first is I am the owner of the chair upon which you sit.
- Marco Polo: And the second?
- Armed Escort: The last face you will see before descending into darkness.
- Prince Jingim: I realize now that I had no idea the pressure one is under turning a son into a man. Forget all the citizens in the realm. The responsibility parents have for that one soul.
- Empress Chabi: It is a great challenge, and a greater honor.
- Prince Jingim: You are so at peace.
- Empress Chabi: Peace is found in the heart of the faithful.
- Prince Jingim: How can you be so sure he will wake?
- Empress Chabi: My faith is rooted in what is next for him should he not awaken.
- Prince Jingim: I think too much on this life, Mother, to consider what lies beyond.
- Byamba: The army respects you. You attacked at Wuchang against greater numbers.
- Prince Jingim: And I failed.
- Byamba: But only while daring greatly. You advanced on a larger army as Genghis would. Soldiers understand losing is part of the journey, so long as their leader does not believe it the destination.
- [last lines]
- Kublai Khan: You defended me courageously even in the face of death.
- Marco Polo: I was one of many, and it pleases me greatly to return and find you well.
- Kublai Khan: Mmm. Have you made your decision regarding the fate of your father and uncle?
- Marco Polo: No, Lord Kublai. I thought - I hoped you might pardon them.
- Kublai Khan: Is pardon punishment?
- Marco Polo: I wished you would spare them.
- Kublai Khan: Why would I do that?