“I believed it had been long enough that Kresimir would never return. I believed it was time for change. I thought all of Rozalia’s concerns were foolish, and that Julene was living in the past. I believed we were alone.”… — Brian McClellan Copy Share Image
“Even if you are a pompous ass with no respect for authority, you're worth fifty men, and I mean to see you in my… — Brian McClellan Copy Share Image
“First rule of bathing,” Gavril said. “If you can’t smell yourself anymore, it’s time to wash.” — Brian McClellan Copy Share Image
“You missed the morning’s festivities,” Bo said to Adamat. “You call torturing a man ‘festivities’?” Adamat asked. “I’m not a good person,” Bo said.” — Brian McClellan Copy Share Image
“Children bleed as easy as anyone else, don't they? Why would they be spared? A child is nothing but a future enemy.” — Brian McClellan Copy Share Image
“The people are hungry,” Mihali said. He lifted his hands, spreading them to encompass the city. “The people need to be fed. They need bread and wine and soup and meat. But not just that. They need friendship.” He pointed to a minor noble, some viscount decked out in his finest foppish frills, who poured a bottle of St. Adom’s… — Brian McClellan Copy Share
“Doctor, what could you prescribe for Charlemund?” The doctor looked down his nose at the unconscious form of the arch-diocel. “Arsenic?” “Now, really. Something… — Brian McClellan Copy Share Image
“When a man solved his problems by punching them, books were often a foreign thing.” — Brian McClellan Copy Share Image
“Styke's people were outnumbered two to one. The Dynize, he decided, should have brought more men.” — Brian McClellan Copy Share Image
“I believed it had been long enough that Kresimir would never return. I believed it was time for change. I thought all of Rozalia’s… — Brian McClellan Copy Share Image
“The minutiae of the common man is the grease that slicks the gears of civilization. She” — Brian McClellan Copy Share Image
