Gift am I, of Ferrol’s handthese laws to halt the chaos be,No king shall die, no tyrant cleavedsave by the perilous sound of me. Cursed the silent hand that strikesforever to his brethren lost,Doomed...
Each killing steals a bit of humanity until a murderer is nothing more than an animal. A hunger replaces the spirit. A want for what was lost, but as with innocence, the soul can never be replaced. Jo...
By the way, Hadrian began, what was the real reason you didn’t tell me? Huh? A bit ago you said— Oh. Royce continued to study the walls. He seemed a little too preoccupied by them. Just as Hadrian was...
By the way, Payne is spelled with a y and an e—not with an i, he told them, coming to a stop before a rickety shack slapped together from warped boards and cracked stones, perhaps the only building in...
Believing the worst of people, of the world in general, was a trap too easy to fall into. Hadrian had fought beside soldiers who'd developed similar views. Such men saw evil and virtue as concepts of...
Been meddling, have you? Royce asked, looking around at the hive of activity.You must admit they didn’t have much in the way of a defense plan,Hadrian said, pausing to wipe the sweat from his forehead...
And the other? Braga asked.The other what? The king looked back and forth between the two.The other reason you can’t appoint Simon as chancellor, Leo reminded him.Oh. The king presented Braga with a w...
Ancient stones upon the Lee, dusts of memories gone we see. Once the center, once the all, lost forever, fall the wall.
Although men were strong like rocks, any stone could crack. Women were more like water. They nurtured life and could shape the hardest granite through unrelenting determination.
A wise man once told me no man can escape death, but it’s how we run that defines us. And if I have to run, I think I’d like to go where she’s going.
To learn…to teach yourself…that’s part of what it takes to be an Artist. It’s the most important part. Some never learn that. They can only repeat what they’ve been taught, but that’s not true art. Ar...
He found his books pitted as the only independent in major competitions such as the 2010 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy and the 2009 Book Spot Central’s Fantasy Tournament
Church people had a strange way about them. They smiled too much, were quick to compliment and support, but behind the stretched lips and soft words was a judgment. No one was ever good enough—at leas...
You were a mistake, you know, Flood told Frost as they plodded up the hill. Mother didn’t want you. Frost shook his head. We’re twins, you idiot.
You think you’re a very clever fellow, don’t you? Saldur challenged.No, Your Grace, Merrick replied. Clever is the man who makes a fortune selling dried-up cows, explaining how it saves the farmers th...
You realize we can’t go back to Sheridan. I know. Have to keep heading southwest now, and I don’t know anything about the area. We’ll probably get lost or walk into a road and a patrol. Well-Hadrian l...
You came all this way for a whore? Albert asked, and Royce shot him a harsh look.Don’t call her that if you want to live a long and happy life, Hadrian said as they dismounted.But this is a whorehouse...
You broke into Drumindor? Wyatt looked impressed. I thought that was impossible. Just about, Royce answered, and we didn't get paid enough for the trouble it gave me. Hadrian snorted, You? I was the o...
When you leave, Gwen said, take Mouse. Give Ryn’s horse to Myron.What does Myron need with a horse? he asked. Gwen just smiled, and Royce knew better than to question further. Okay, but I’m warning yo...
When you expect nothing from the world—not the light of the sun, the wet of water, nor the air to breathe—everything is a wonder and every moment a gift.