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828 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 31, 2021
“There is nothing more important in the darkness than a ray of light.”
“There will never be a point where you stop learning, young apprentice. That is a simple truth of life.”
“Fate is fluid. It changes with every decision that is made. It is utterly out of our hands, and completely within our control at the same time.”
“Because the scars built me. Each one is a reminder of the pain I endured and the pain I overcame. That is what yours are, as well. Cherish the pain. Let it bind to who you are. You will be the better for it.”
“Growing up, he had always adored the stories of noble heroes going off to war and hearing of the incredible feats of heroism achieved by one man against all odds. Every time the bards told those stories, Calen hung on every word they said. But now he knew there was a difference between hearing the stories and living them.”
“We honour the dead not by how we mourn their death, but by how we live on despite it.”
“Mera always had the biggest heart Dayne had ever known. It was a large part of why he had loved her. She had been beautiful—still was—but it was not her beauty that drew him in. Beauty faded with age, yielding to the incessant abrasion of time. It was fleeting. The heart’s capacity for love was the true gauge of one’s soul.”
“You both hide what you should not. You need not smile, nor frown. Those are the whims of emotions, usually born to satisfy the expectations of others. But wear your markings with pride. You have earned them.”
“There are demons within us that we must face. They only ever surface when we are at our lowest because they are not strong enough to challenge us at our highest.”
“Besides, there is nothing more important in the darkness than a ray of light.”
“Risks should always be taken, for nothing is gained when nothing is risked, and preparedness was the key to a successfully taken risk.”
“Your power is raw, but your potential is vast. I would not have sponsored you if that were not the case. All swords were once scraps of metal buried in the earth, waiting to be forged.”
“It is true, brother. Books are not a complete history. They are only the history people chose to record.”