today’s SOUL OF SORCERY excerpts

It’s Thursday, so let’s have two brief excerpts from SOUL OF SORCERY:

“Lord Toraine is…rather rash,” said Timothy.

“That’s just a polite way of saying he’s an idiot,” said Molly.

Also this:

“What?” said Molly, looking over her shoulder. She half-expected to see an enemy with drawn steel.

“You’re smiling,” said Mazael.

“I am not.”

“You are,” said Mazael. “You never smile.”

Molly shrugged. “Is it forbidden for the heir to Castle Cravenlock to be in a good mood?”

“No, but you never are,” said Mazael. He thought for a moment. “Just how many people did you kill last night?”

-JM