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Dawn of Darkness (The Riven Kingdoms #3) QUOTES

Dawn of Darkness (The Riven Kingdoms #3) QUOTES

1 " Be careful.”

“You as well. Don’t do anything stupid.”

He flashes me a grin. “One person’s stupid is another person’s spectacular. "

― Shari L. Tapscott , Dawn of Darkness (The Riven Kingdoms #3)

2 " You should go to the gardens,” the king says after a long moment. “They’re far more cheerful than a hall of dead kings.”

“I don’t know the way. Perhaps you would walk me there?” I ask hesitantly. “You can tell me about your family. I would like to know more of my new people.”

It’s a subtle offer of peace, one that I’m not entirely sure I’m ready to offer.

The king turns to me. We study each other, coming to a silent understanding. He doesn’t particularly like me. I don’t particularly like him.

But perhaps we can be civil.

After a moment, he nods. “I’ll show you the tree Rhys first climbed as a child. Coincidentally, that was also the day he first broke his arm.”

I laugh, startled by the change in the king’s demeanor.

He pauses, looking at me as if he’s unsure of something. I didn’t say anything, so I couldn’t have offended him yet.

“Perhaps we’ll bring Julia? She hasn’t taken a walk through the garden in too long.” He gives me a wry smile. “And Cassia isn’t here to tell her she can’t.”

“Rhys spoke of his mother while in Renove,” I say softly. “He cares for her greatly.”

“I know.”

“I’m sorry you felt as if he betrayed you both,” I whisper.

“I believe that apology should come from my son.” He then clears his throat. “But I appreciate it all the same.”

I follow him down the hall, nervous about meeting the queen again. I’m certain I didn’t make a good first impression.

“I should apologize as well,” King Egan says, looking straight ahead. “It’s easy to make decisions when you’re dealing with faceless individuals. They’re like pieces on an Echelon board. But then you meet your pawns, and you begin to feel remorse and second-guess your choices. It’s not a dignified state for a king.”

I nod, unsure how to answer, so we continue down the hall in near silence.

“I do have a question,” I finally say. “It’s something that’s been bothering me since we arrived back at the castle in the rain.”

Though he looks hesitant, Rhys’s father nods for me to continue.

“If the aboveground water in your kingdom has become toxic, where did Rhys learn to swim?”

The king barks out an unexpected laugh. “That, ironically, brings us to the place where Rhys broke his arm for a second time. "

― Shari L. Tapscott , Dawn of Darkness (The Riven Kingdoms #3)