Akkarin: I watched the first woman I loved die. I dont think I can survive losing the second. Sonea: I love you too.

I always love writing the third book in a series because you get to tie up all the threads that you put out in the first two books. You finally let people know what really happens and reveal all the secrets and bring certain characters together.

Mortals did not need gods to order them to kill eachother. They were quite capable of finding reasons to do so themselves.

If your appearance is all people see, they have no respect for your mind.

The Magicians Apprentice was about someone from the low end of society manifesting magical power and how that completely messes up the balance of the whole system.

Extending his senses, Lorkin tried again to hear his mother’s surface thoughts. What he picked up seemed too out of character, however. He must be imagining it. Though…it was also odd that he would imagine his mother thinking such a string of curse words.

It was impossible to imagine the aloof, dignified, powerful High Lord living as, of all things, a slave.