It’s strange. I keep forgetting you don’t have hands, Hadrian commented.I don’t, the wizard replied coldly.
Life is only precious if you wish it to be.’ I look at it like the last bite of a wonderful meal—do you enjoy it, or does the knowledge that there is no more to follow make it so bitter that you would...
Wait a minute, Hadrian said. Was it a beat-up brown leather notebook?About this big? He gestured with his hands.Yes, the Patriarch said.Arista looked back and forth between them. How do you know that?...
Most people never come near their true love, or if they do, it’s one sided. That is perhaps more tragic than never finding love at all. To know joy lies forever just beyond your reach—in a way, it’s a...
Oh, it's nothing to be ashamed of. Slaying a villain in the service of your king is the stuff of legends and what heroes are made of. [Fanen told Myron]It didn't feel very heroic. It made me sick. I d...
Troublemakers in times of peace become heroes in times of trouble.
This —she indicated Gifford with both hands— can hardly be mistaken for the face of . This —she clapped him on the shoulder— is what you get from a life of careful misjudgment and a bunch of drunk-off...
Roan prepared herself, held her breath, and turned her head. It wasn’t Iver. In the glow of the green light, she saw Persephone, Moya, and Arion sitting near the center of the stone chamber. Everythin...
Royce made to protest, but Hadrian held up his hand. Relax. I’ll deal with Count Nightshirt.Viscount.What’s the difference?A whole lot of money.
Royce stared at him a second. What? You heard me-you hear every stupid thing anyone ever says. That’s the most annoying thing about you. Well, not the most -it’s actually really hard to order them. Th...
Royce wanted to stab him,
We don’t want anyone suspecting us of stacking the deck the way we are.
She regretted volunteering, as getting off the ship required wading in chest-deep water. It was very cold and took her breath away. Her robe billowed around her as she struggled to find traction in th...
Very slowly Royce pushed the door inward, peering through the gap. He looked left and right, then closed it once more and replaced the bolts. What is it? Hadrian asked. He's right, Royce said dismally...
So often I have heard that war is a noble and necessary thing, the answer to many problems. But I have found that when war becomes a reality, peace becomes the noble and necessary thing because there...
So you’re a sailor, the dwarf muttered.Wyatt, who had been passing the time by playing with the feather in his hat, raised his head and nodded. And you’re a dwarf.What was your first clue? The little...
So, Royce said, you want us to escape from this prison, kidnap the king, cross the countryside with him in tow while dodging soldiers who I assume might not accept our side of the story, and go to ano...
Sometimes the price of dreams is achieving them. Arista
Sometimes the price of dreams is achieving them
Stealing swords, Royce muttered mostly to himself. Okay, let’s take a look at this tower. The sooner I see it, the sooner I can start cursing.
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