There is no good or evil. Evil is only what we call those who oppose us. Royce took out his dagger and drove it into the table, where it stood upright. Look at the blade. Is it bright or dark? Hadrian...
The main paused only a moment, then pulled the boy around so he could look the lad in the eye. There's doing what's right, and there's doing what's safe. Most of the time you do what's safe because do...
The empire took Rhenydd through deceit, murder, and trickery. I don't speak treason. I speak loyalty- loyalty to the monarchy. To sit by and let the empire rape this kingdom and burn this city is trea...
The bishop grew old, then just stopped changing. The elderly were like that. Children matured quickly, then hovered briefly in that sweet period of perfectly ripe youth. Soon after, the scourge of age...
That’s—why, that’s wonderful! Hadrian burst out as he leapt to his feet and hugged her. Congratulations! He didn’t even say anything. We’ll be like family! It’s about time he got around to this. I wou...
That’s why you shouldn’t make vows. The moment you do, fate starts conspiring to shove them down your throat.
That we’re both right. One truth doesn’t refute another. Truth doesn’t lie in the object, but in how we see it. Hadrian
That reminds me, why were you letting Braga beat you?What do you mean?I saw you fighting when we first came up. Your stance was defensive, your strokes all parries and blocks. You never once attacked....
Royce took out his dagger and drove it into the table, where it stood upright. Look at the blade. Is it bright or dark? Hadrian narrowed his eyes suspiciously. The brilliant surface of Alverstone was...
Royce started for the steps.Hadrian whirled with his hand up. No! Just relax. Let me deal with this.Royce hesitated, more because Hadrian was blocking the way than because he agreed.Everyone turned to...
Royce reached out and deliberately knocked Hadrian’s mug over, spilling the ale across the end of the table and onto the floor. Hadrian pushed away from the table and looked at Royce, surprised. What’...
Road—tomorrow? Myron asked. Am I going back to the abbey? Better—you’re going to be a hero.
Nothing good would come from anticipating failure.
Never say never on any endeavor; it sounds like a dare to gods that don't care. If the likes of us prosper, fail or falter; it matters not while they roll with laughter on an alter, at our miserable,...
Mystics were about as common as two-headed unicorns. The few who existed lived apart from the world of men, remaining untainted by influence and corruption. Having a wolf as her best friend demonstrat...
I’m Tekchin, he said, exchanging an empty gourd for a full one. The handsomest and most skilled of the Galantians. This brought an immediate and loud moan from the other Fhrey. That scar suggests othe...
Instead of passion, you have regret. In place of effort, you are mired in memory. You sink in nothingness and your heart drowns in despair. At times—usually at night—it’s a physical pain, both sharp a...
If it was that easy, your father would have told you himself. This-like any real truth-must be discovered on your own. Honestly, I have no idea what your father might have told you. I do know he felt...
First and foremost, the chicken was flooded with bad omens in the same overwhelming manner that Suri had seen just before coming to Persephone. Little had changed on that score. Looking deeper, search...
Degan struck the wall with the back of his head, bounced off, and fell to his knees. Hadrian felt the pain in his knuckles and only then realized he had hit him.Gaunt glared up, his eyes watering, his...