“He tossed the deck to David. 'You get first deal.'
'I've got one hand.'
'Right, then. Deal those cards, Max, and let's have ourselves a game.”
― The Fiend and the Forge
'I've got one hand.'
'Right, then. Deal those cards, Max, and let's have ourselves a game.”
― The Fiend and the Forge
“You have the courage and will to overcome your fear and do what's required.”
― The Maelstrom
― The Maelstrom
“Every student should know that statues are meant for sitting. If we're to endure their terrible old faces leering at us, the least they can do is offer shade or a comfortable perch."
Nigel Bristow to Max McDaniels”
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Nigel Bristow to Max McDaniels”
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“Beware the flatterers of the world...for what is music to the ears may be poison to the soul.”
― The Second Siege
― The Second Siege
“In the common room, they found Emer dozing in her chair, Lila scratching at the door, and Mine stirring a large pot and peering at its contents with an anxious, irritated expression. With a groan, the Archmage strode across the room and flung open the windows.
"It just needs more basil," Mine assured him. "No, it does not," Bram declared. "It needs less garlic. Didn't I tell you to follow a recipe?"
"I did follow a recipe!" Shouted Mine, defiantly flinging the rest of the basil into the pot.
"Show it to me, then."
"I threw it in the fire!"
"What have I told you about lying, child?"
"To get better at it!”
― The Maelstrom
"It just needs more basil," Mine assured him. "No, it does not," Bram declared. "It needs less garlic. Didn't I tell you to follow a recipe?"
"I did follow a recipe!" Shouted Mine, defiantly flinging the rest of the basil into the pot.
"Show it to me, then."
"I threw it in the fire!"
"What have I told you about lying, child?"
"To get better at it!”
― The Maelstrom
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