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Warlords Rising (Advent Mage Cycle #7) QUOTES

Warlords Rising (Advent Mage Cycle #7) QUOTES

1 " Afford a bride?” “Is this not your country’s custom as well?” “Ah, no. Do explain.” Becca hoped that this wasn’t what it sounded like, because if she learned men were buying women and forcing them into marriage, she was going to change her mind and burn the whole country down. “A man must offer his bride-to-be gifts and an assurance that he can provide for her. Her parents will not let him marry unless he can afford to pay for the wedding and buy a house. "

― Honor Raconteur , Warlords Rising (Advent Mage Cycle #7)

2 " Miraculously, there were a few that had not a scratch on them. As Trev’nor found them, he realized they were all children, all shielded underneath an adult’s bodies. "

― Honor Raconteur , Warlords Rising (Advent Mage Cycle #7)

3 " Trev’nor learned more about their defenses in an hour’s conversation than he had in three days of observation. Aletha was right: when in doubt, keep them talking. "

― Honor Raconteur , Warlords Rising (Advent Mage Cycle #7)

4 " Cackling, she called forth more lightning. This was fun! No wonder Garth levelled buildings when he got mad. It was wonderful for relieving stress. "

― Honor Raconteur , Warlords Rising (Advent Mage Cycle #7)

5 " One of the truest things she had learned from Garth was the art of patience. "

― Honor Raconteur , Warlords Rising (Advent Mage Cycle #7)

6 " Sure, but…how do I say this? I can talk to them but they don’t quite get it. I ask them to move, and they gladly do, but it’s like three inches. Max. I can’t get them to leave either one of us alone. "

― Honor Raconteur , Warlords Rising (Advent Mage Cycle #7)

7 " He said that before you go into a fight, you have all of these reasons—some of them important, some of them not. You go in thinking about your country, and justice, and all sorts of justification for fighting. But while you’re fighting, you realize that none of that really matters. What’s most important is keeping yourself alive, and the people that are important to you, and that’s it.” “Keeping myself alive,” she whispered and finally some animation returned to her face. “If we hadn’t killed them, they would have killed us. "

― Honor Raconteur , Warlords Rising (Advent Mage Cycle #7)

8 " He said he did believe that sometimes it was just necessary. It wasn’t like some people should never have been born, or they didn’t have the right to live, it was just that because of what they had done they lost the privilege of continuing to live.” Her "

― Honor Raconteur , Warlords Rising (Advent Mage Cycle #7)

9 " He said you have wonderful hands and you can keep that up until your arm falls off,” Nolan "

― Honor Raconteur , Warlords Rising (Advent Mage Cycle #7)

10 " He realized on his own, and he’s not going to, but he’s eager to help us. He said, ‘Bad men must go squish.’ I’m not paraphrasing when I say that, those were his exact words. We talked a good portion of last night on how he can help us. First off, he wants to let each of us partner with a dragon. "

― Honor Raconteur , Warlords Rising (Advent Mage Cycle #7)

11 " Now that she thought of it… “Does this bother you? Luring in animals to eat them.” “It did once, when I was about six and I figured out where the yummy meat on the table was coming from,” he answered almost absently. “But really, to a Life Mage, plants have as much life force as any animal. Eating vegetables and fruits only doesn’t make it any better for me. I had to learn to be alright with eating both plants and animals because I couldn’t really differentiate between the two. To do otherwise is a path to madness. "

― Honor Raconteur , Warlords Rising (Advent Mage Cycle #7)

12 " Becca, getting mad at Trev’nor solves nothing.” “Ridiculous. It makes me feel better.” Trev’nor grinned widely. “Is that why you hit me all the time?” “No, I hit you because you ask for it.” Nolan paused and gave her a strange look. “You don’t hit me.” “You don’t ask for it. "

― Honor Raconteur , Warlords Rising (Advent Mage Cycle #7)

13 " We help,” Garth assured them both. “All young need raising.” Trev’nor tilted is head around to look Garth in the eye, tone suspicious. “Just how young do I look to you, anyway?” “Baby chick,” the dragon rumbled, amusement rumbling in his chest. "

― Honor Raconteur , Warlords Rising (Advent Mage Cycle #7)

14 " Nice ground. Undemanding. Smooth and rough in equal measure. Smooth, rough. Smooth. “Trev, why are you nuzzling the ground?” He didn’t open his eyes as he responded to Becca. “I like it. It likes me. Mutual kinda thing. "

― Honor Raconteur , Warlords Rising (Advent Mage Cycle #7)

15 " Someone explain to me why the military, Danyal in particular, is so enamored with Becca?” “She’s the first military commander they’ve had that shows consistent worry for their wellbeing?” “And she’s cute.” “And she’s cute,” Nolan agreed, chuckling. “Men of all ages are weak to cuteness. "

― Honor Raconteur , Warlords Rising (Advent Mage Cycle #7)

16 " The way Nolan said this indicated he had heard All About The Fish, in more detail than he probably cared for. "

― Honor Raconteur , Warlords Rising (Advent Mage Cycle #7)