Dawn of Wonder (The Wakening, #1)

by Jonathan Renshaw

Aedan smiled at the memory, and it was like fresh water, the first drops just beginning to wash away some of the salt. And it felt good, it felt right, for nothing grows in salt.

Kian, it would seem from this that Sulese are enthusiastically hospitable, transparent of motive, and not very good at committing murder. All are grave errors.

“That’s not a good topic for me.” “But it is a necessary one. Prejudice creates blindness; it is too busy hating to think. No matter how justified it might feel, prejudice will shackle you.”