Embellish: Brave Little Tailor Retold (Romance a Medieval Fairytale, #7)

by Demelza Carlton

There was honour in defeat if you learned enough from it to ensure victory in the future.

man present wanted to beat the newcomer in a fair fight, for honour won in battle, even a mock battle, was more precious than life itself.

Dragons are cunning creatures, and fighting one will always be a battle of wits."

The stories all said he'd saved the virgin princess from the beast, but maybe she'd defeated the dragon and all he'd done was offer her his cloak to cover her singed clothes.

"Some might say the same of an adventurer's life. Slaying monsters is more trouble than it's worth, as you've already learned."

"I'm not sure there are any monsters left in the world to slay. All the monsters I've met have been human, and you aren't an assassin any more than I am. Could you kill a man, Melitta?"

She took a deep breath, then wished she hadn't, for the straw she lay on was far from clean.

Her mind slipped effortlessly into George's head, and his thoughts echoed hers. Clothes. Off. Certainly…

what she'd come for, he wasn't sure. But she'd already conquered his heart, and many men would follow.

Tomorrow will come whether you are awake to greet it or not, and our fate is already written. You won't change the outcome of tomorrow's battle by worrying over it."