The Poisoner's Enemy (Kingfountain, #0.4)

by Jeff Wheeler

You will care for the children of my heirs.

Severn’s tongue can slice through steel, but at least I know he’s on my side. I’d trust him with my life. Dunsdworth, I’m afraid, wishes I’d catch the plague and die.”

“How many times have I told you that your thoughts create your destiny? Does a boulder stop the river from flowing? No, water finds its way around it. The Fountain delivers to us that which we secretly want. With perseverance and commitment, we may achieve all that we desire.

There is no pain as awful as that of suspense. It was a lesson from one of the masters of the school. He had once said that a victim could die believing they’d been poisoned even if they’d been given nothing but an innocuous powder. The belief that it was fatal could make it so. A person’s mind was a powerful tool that could be used against them.

Sometimes we fear the worst in others to keep from seeing the truth about ourselves.”

She had been trained that praise was a sweetness no one ever lost the craving for. It was best not to be too fond of it. The best way to do that was to share the credit with others.

War is the great uncertainty. It’s not always a matter of who has the most soldiers or the most loyal followers.

Once you’ve sold your integrity, you cannot buy it back.”