He could last longer without her than any of the others, but if too much time past, he felt the effects. Sick wasn’t the right word; empty was closer, but even it didn’t fit. Thin. He nodded to himsel...
Heroes are those who refuse to create or become victims. I failed to see it then, but I lived among many heroes. I think maybe everyone does. --THE BOOK OF BRIN
His rejection of the church was not entirely funded by his paternal feud; church people had a strange way about them. They smiled too much, were quick to compliment and support, but behind the stretch...
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...
How's your foot? Hadrian asked.It hurts.He had a good hold.Bit right through my boot.Yeah, that looked painful.So why exactly didn't you help?Hadrian shrugged. It was a dog, Royce. A cute, little dog....
I didn’t want you to leave.
I knew him, you know, your beloved Novron. Ah, but yes, you already discovered that little fact. Here’s something the books won’t tell you. He was an ass.
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 should have let you kill him.Silence.You’re nodding, aren’t you?I didn’t say a word.Bastard, Hadrian grumbled.You know the worst thing?I’ve got a pretty long list of bad things right now, and I’m no...
In my day, those who could weave the Art, and summon the natural powers of the world to their bidding, were considered agents of the gods—sacrosanct. Today they burn you if you accidentally guess tomo...
Is this where it was? Royce asked, stopping and studying the base of the tower.How should I know? Hadrian replied as his eyes coursed up the length of the south tower. Up close, it blocked everything...
It doesn't take much to please you, does it, Myron?Anton Bulard once wrote, '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...
It was possible he had no idea his head was gathering material fit for a squirrel’s nest; it was also possible he knew and thought it made him more attractive in a rustic, manly sense
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