Did the destruction of one dream leave a vacuum that required filling with another? Is a broken heart more vulnerable?
Cinda Williams ChimaSo you questioned him?" Raisa prompted. "What did he say for himself?" "Well, the first thing Gillen does is steal his purse and beat him with a club." Amon said.
Cinda Williams ChimaBut it's not enough to know right from wrong. You need the strength to do what's right, even when what you want most in the world is the wrong thing.
Cinda Williams ChimaPlus he was naturally lucky at cards. As Mam had always said, lucky at cards, or lucky at life. One or the other. Not both.
Cinda Williams ChimaThe bluejacket girlie rode like a clan warrior, but there was no way she'd escape. It was a private life-and-death contest that had nothing to do with him. He told himself he should ride on, grateful that the chase would keep them occupied while he took a different path. But what had he told Rebecca when she'd asked what he meant to do when he returned to the Fells? 'I'm tired of people in power picking on the weak. I'm going to help them.
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