She came to love him, not only for the divine farr he possessed in such great measure, but also for his courage and his honor. And he came to love her, not only for her beauty, but also for her spirit, which was not meek, and for her merry heart.Thus came the night that Tahmina sent her maid to R...
It had surprised her, that quiet thumping, for she’d thought metal being shaped would clang. She’d since learned that that was only true when a piece was “cold-worked.” Hot metal could be as soft as wood—as soft as dough, depending on how hot it was. She had learned a great deal about metal over ...
well, Jase knew who to ask. At dinner that evening he told his parents, “I’m thinking of driving out to visit Gramps and Gima tomorrow. Is that OK?” His father’s face tightened. It was a subtle expression—most people wouldn’t have noticed—but Jase had been watching for it. “Don’t you have homewor...
Riding out toward the north, on the Hillboro Road, we reached Roseman’s country house in just seven hours. The guards, four of them, kept my hands bound till we left the city. Once we were out on the country roads—and they were certain there’d been time to stitch Fisk’s collar into place—they tur...
” “Sorahb, sir.” A grin lifted the miner’s scruffy mustache. “By Azura’s hand, I swear that’s what he said. Oh, not that he was Sorahb; he was just passing on his commander’s instructions. But that’s the name his commander’s using. Someone’s got a pretty fair nerve, if you ask me. But aren’t you ...