Beneath the Forsaken City (2015)
“Even on the battlefield, her life had been easily divided into black and white, right and wrong, friend and foe. Now, riding north to the fortification of a family member who would be far happier if Aine had turned up dead, protected by mercenaries who fought and killed for money rather than honor, she wondered if she hadn’t gotten it all wrong.
Seare had once seemed hopelessly backward, rough. Aron, despite its clan organization only loosely governed by a king, had always seemed very civilized... and modern. Even its dislike of magic, while inconvenient, meant that few people fell prey to the superstitions of the less-enlightened world. But when the mere existence of Aine’s gifts put her life in danger, she had to wonder if her homeland weren’t the one clinging to its outdated superstitions.
“What are my options?” Aine asked Taran on her second day with the mercenaries.
“I was wondering when you might ask that.” He reined his horse beside her, his eyes still scanning his surroundings.MoreLess
Seare had once seemed hopelessly backward, rough. Aron, despite its clan organization only loosely governed by a king, had always seemed very civilized... and modern. Even its dislike of magic, while inconvenient, meant that few people fell prey to the superstitions of the less-enlightened world. But when the mere existence of Aine’s gifts put her life in danger, she had to wonder if her homeland weren’t the one clinging to its outdated superstitions.
“What are my options?” Aine asked Taran on her second day with the mercenaries.
“I was wondering when you might ask that.” He reined his horse beside her, his eyes still scanning his surroundings.MoreLess
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