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498 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 4, 2020
“He lies. They all do, these servants of things unseen. Long ago I learned that prophecy is always built on shifting sands and destiny an illusion used to banish fear of the chaos that is life. I trust what I know. I’ve seen what waits on the other side of death so I know it’s always better to cling to life.”
“’Time,’ he told me, ‘is both precious and worthless. It is eternal and fleeting. Like clay, you may make of it what you will, if your hands possess the skill to do so.’”
“In war, only the final victory should be celebrated. All others are just bloody footprints on a road best untraveled.”
“He is not just engaged in conquest, he is writing scripture. He chose me as the villain, his own sister he cast as the great betrayer, all to build the epic of the Darkblade. He knows simple conquest is not enough, not if he is to truly reign as a god. To defeat him, we need to craft our own tale, the tale of the reborn emperor, hailed and blessed as such by the Servants of the Temple of Spears.”
“I’ve grown comfortable behind these walls. Here, apart from my occasional visits to the second tier, I am left in peace to paint as I wish amongst people who respect my privacy. The world outside was never so kind to me. I have no great desire to see it again.”
"Weapons are like thoughts," the tall man replied. "Best kept hidden until needed."
"Not every cause I chose was hopeless. We won the Liberation War, if you recall"
"I do. I've also had a great deal of time to ponder the rewards of victory. I find them small indeed."