“It wasn't always the easiest conversation, having someone else point out your flaws, but it was a necessary evil if we wanted to improve. Better to hear truth, a certain someone had said, than false flattery.” — Rachel E. Carter Copy Share Image
“I wonder if you have ever given someone a compliment that wasn't a backhanded insult. I prefer not to, it gives people an unsettling… — Rachel E. Carter Copy Share Image
“if you can't concentrate long enough to hold the spell you wish to enact, you’ll never find yourself casting the more advanced spells that… — Rachel E. Carter Copy Share Image
“In short, your grace, we’ll lose the war. Without Pythus we’ll lose, but we won’t be the only ones losing.” Now. The final threat.… — Rachel E. Carter Copy Share Image
“Darren gave me a pitying look. “Believe me, Ryiah, a man can carry the sentiment a lot longer than that.” — Rachel E. Carter Copy Share Image
“Why would one wish to live out an eternity remembering everything they lost?” — Rachel E. Carter Copy Share Image
“If I weren't struggling, if I weren't keeled over in agony, if my muscles weren't screaming at the end of a long day...then I… — Rachel E. Carter Copy Share Image
“The people that tell you what you want to hear are the most dangerous enemies you'll ever meet.” — Rachel E. Carter Copy Share Image
“Sir Piers spent the whole exercise shouting. I was convinced someone had told him the louder he yelled, the harder we'd try. It didn't… — Rachel E. Carter Copy Share Image
“This wasn’t supposed to be how our story went. In fairy tales, the prince saved the girl. In mine, the princess destroyed him.” — Rachel E. Carter Copy Share Image
“He didn't look away. “You’ll thank me one day for not filling your head with false compliments. Adversity teaches one more than flattery ever… — Rachel E. Carter Copy Share Image
“Nine times out of ten a knight dies not because of a direct wound, but minor ones that amass over time. The smart enemies… — Rachel E. Carter Copy Share Image
“Magic learns over time,” he panted. “Keep challenging it, and the casting becomes instinct. The projection is already stored up in your mind.” — Rachel E. Carter Copy Share Image
“He was a prince. He was fickle. He was rude. He was arrogant. I knew better. I was lowborn. He was WRONG. I didn't… — Rachel E. Carter Copy Share Image
“Use all your senses . Shut out everything. Focus solely on the projection in your mind... Once you have a strong hold of what… — Rachel E. Carter Copy Share Image
