Valour (The Faithful and the Fallen, #2)

by John Gwynne

Dath looked down. ‘I’m afraid.’ Camlin chuckled. ‘Aren’t we all? You’d have to be dead to be feeling no fear right now. Use it, lad. Let it keep you sharp, alert. Don’t let it beat you.’

Fear

‘I know you,’ Corban said. ‘Who are you?’ ‘A friend in a dark place,’ the man said, and smiled.

Awww yeahhg

‘Sometimes it’s not about the winning, Con. It’s about how you lose.’

Lose

‘Memory is a double-edged sword, Uthas. It can keep you strong through dark times, but it can also cripple you, keep you locked in a moment that no longer exists.’

Ooof

Then Corban was retreating, their swords clashing, incandescent arcs tracing the flow of exchanges, a discordant melody of violence.

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