Hadrian gestured toward the sentinel. So, what’s going on between you and Thranic, anyway? He appears to really hate you—even more than most people.Royce did not look in his direction. He sat nonchala...
Hadrian had always felt that cats were picky, untrusting things. Being fragile, they had to be. Whenever a cat sat on him, Hadrian felt special, as if the animal approved, and their acceptance was som...
Hadrian turned to look out at the lake. I hear they have good fishing. Royce lifted his head to look at him. You’re a very odd man. You were the one talking about evil geese .
Hadrian walked over to where the boys were fighting and sat on the grass near Denek to watch. Denek, who was only twelve years old, glanced at him curiously. Who are you?My name is Hadrian, he replied...
Hadrian was disappointed that she never came to his room, and he, in turn, never visited hers.
Hadrian was not convinced but knew there was no reason to argue further. Gwen was not the type for debate. Most women he knew invited discussion and even enjoyed arguments, but not Gwen. There was cla...
He’s in the drawing room, listening to us right now. Sitting in the blue chair with its back to the wall, he’s waiting for me to join him. I’m sure he has a crystal glass half filled with the Montemor...
I don’t have a single callus. Even if I decided to leave title and pride behind, I lack any useful skills. I’m like a milk cow slapped on the backside and turned out of the barn to make her way in the...
I suspect she, or someone she reports to, read the note I left in my pack. You left a note for the thieves’ guild? What did it say? Just that they were my animals and that they might want to reconside...
I think comfort can be a curse, an addiction that without warning or notice erodes hope. Live it long enough and the prison stops being the walls or the guards. Instead, it's the fear you can't surviv...
Lying was a betrayal to one’s self. It’s evidence of self-loathing. When you are so ashamed of your actions, thoughts, or intentions, you lie rather than accepting yourself for who you really are—or,...
If given a choice between a potentially great hardship and doing nothing, people gravitate toward what was most familiar and comfortable. That was why leadership was needed. To do what was necessary r...
If given a choice between a potentially great hardship and doing nothing, people gravitated toward what was most familiar and comfortable. That was why leadership was needed.
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
You don’t believe in right and wrong? Good and bad? Sure, right is what’s good for me, and bad is what I don’t like, and those things are very, very wrong . You really were raised by wolves, weren’t y...
You don't win battles with hate. Anger and hate can make you brave, make you strong, but they also make you stupid. You end up tripping over your own two feet.
Is he going to be a problem? Hadrian asked, watching the ex-commander hop into the rain, grumbling.Parker? No. I just needed to remind him that he’s terrified of me.
It’s hard to explain the feeling of it—the power—it’s as if I can do anything. Can you imagine knowing you can do anything? It’s exciting, alluring—it draws you in and you want it like a hunger. You f...
Why does this always happen? Royce asked. Why are we always hanging on a wall, waiting to die by slow vivisection? I just want to point out that this was your idea—again.I’ve been waiting for that. Bu...
Where is Esra, anyway? Did you leave him at the river?He didn’t stop back here? Royce asked. They shook their heads. Doesn’t mean anything; he’d be a fool to come back to the village. He’s likely hidi...
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