If gravity failed, the speed of light was broken, and death and taxes disappeared there would still be Peggy, telling him to be home on time because it was Tuesday and they were having salmon for dinn...
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. To do what was necessary...
I'm a monk.
I need your help.Royce looked up as if his head weighed a hundred pounds, his eyes red, his face ashen. He waited.One last job, Hadrian told him, then added, I promise.Is it dangerous?Very.Is there a...
I didn’t want you to leave.
How did you sleep? Cutting through the quiet with total disregard, came Arcadius’s voice...I don’t know, I just sort of put my head down and closed my eyes. The old man smiled. You should be a student...
Hatred. Some people get filled with it and explode. If they survive, they move on. Others just let it dribble out over the years, like a leaky bucket. One day they notice the bucket is empty, and they...
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 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 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 drew two swords from his sides in a single elegant motion. He flipped one aroundletting it spin against his palm once. Need to get a new grip on this one. It’s starting to fray again. He looke...
From a nearby doorway, a sweaty, shirtless man with a bald head emerged carrying a large copper pot. He unceremoniously cast the pot’s contents, the bony remains of several stewed animals, into the st...
Everyone thinks their adversary has an easier time than they do. They believe that all their opponent’s schemes work out exactly as expected, while their own plans constantly suffer setbacks. It is a...
Every life is a journey filled with crossroads. And then there are the bridges, those truly frightening choices that span what always was, from what will forever be. Finding the courage, or stupidity,...
Dear Maribor, you’re heavy, Hadrian growled as he untied the rope. No, I’m not. You’re wounded. Royce moved his hand and felt the blood-soaked clothes. God, we’re bleeding like a slit throat. You’re b...
Breathe the air, taste the wine, kiss the girls, and always remember that the tales of another are never as wondrous as your own.
Because power doesn’t equal worth, Arion said. She stepped through the lodge door, walking slowly and favoring her left side. Wisdom, the sort that your grandmother Fenelyus employed, is a far greater...
At first I thought it was a dragon, savage and fierce. I wish that had been true. Dragons only kill you; Gilarabrywns break your heart.
Any idea which way now? Wyatt asked.This way, Royce said.He led them at a rapid pace, then stopped abruptly and motioned everyone into a doorway. Moments later a troop of guards rushed by. Wesley star...
No one would ever demand compensation to keep people alive. You make us sound like monsters, as if people wouldn’t help others unless they got something out of it.