Ignorance isn’t prejudiced about who it afflicts,
Ignorance isn’t prejudiced about who it afflicts, Royce replied.
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.
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...
It has taken a long time to find, but there is a pattern to the world. Wobble it and it corrects, which should be impossible; chaos should beget chaos. Order should be only one possibility and drowned...
What do you— Hadrian shook his head. You knew? I can’t believe you didn’t say anything. You just let her take our horses and all our gear?What part of ‘you need to learn a lesson’ didn’t you understan...
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...
Maeve could have lost a race with a tree
Perhaps one of us should talk to him? Eugene suggested. If we find out his story, there might be nothing to fear. Our young apprentice has a point, Sebastian said with enough surprise in his voice to...
Raithe enjoyed a good campfire. Something comforting about the dancing light, the smell of smoke, and the way his face and chest were hot but his backside cold. He sensed a profound meaning in this du...
Say, Hilfred. Mauvin turned to him. Your father is pretty fair with a blade.My father is excellent, Reuben corrected. He’s known to be the best sword in the royal guard next to the lieutenant and the...
Snake, Wyatt announced. A big black one.There’s dozens of them, Royce explained.Where? Alric asked.Mostly behind you on the walls.What? the king said, aghast. Why didn’t you say something?Knowing woul...
Standing in the middle of the cellar with a sickened look on his face, Alric said, I can’t believe I’m being subjected to this.Consider it a vacation, Hadrian suggested. For at least one day you get t...
He locked the door and waited for you two to find the body. Esrahaddon paused. That cannot be right you—two—to? He rolled his eyes and shook his head. If this hast been done to language, I fear to kno...
The abbot once told me that 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...
The abbot told me once that lying was a betrayal to one's self. It's evidence of self-loathing. You see, when you are so ashamed of your actions, thoughts, or intentions, you lie to hide it rather tha...
The sled runners had been replaced by wheels and they traveled on a rutted, muddy road that formed a dark line between two fields of snow that occasionally showed a patch of matted, tangled weeds. See...
There are still eight of us, Guy pointed out. Not exactly an even fight.I was thinking the same thing, Mauvin said. Sadly, there’s no one else here we can ask to join your side.Guy looked at Mauvin, t...
They came to a bend in the road where it turned more west than north, and there at the turn was a squat fir tree that for the last quarter mile Hadrian had suspected might be a bear. Coincidentally, a...
This book is entirely dedicated to my wife, Robin Sullivan.Some have asked how it is I write such strong women without resorting to putting swords in their hands. It is because of her.She is Arista.Sh...
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