Tower Lord (Raven's Shadow, #2)

by Anthony Ryan

“You are kind, Mistress.” “No, I’m truthful. It’s my weapon.”

“When I was as young as you are now, I knew only hate. A hate as bright and glorious as any love, the kind of hate that calls across the void when married to a gifted song, finding the ear of something that also had a bargain to offer. And I made it, beloved. I made that bargain, sealed it in an ocean of blood, so I can’t make yours.”