The Light of All That Falls (The Licanius Trilogy, #3)

by James Islington

That is where so many people go wrong, even those who say they believe in El. They obey because they think it will make their lives better, rather than themselves. And that is very much the wrong reason.”

“Because it is like… like listening to a piece of music and judging the composer by how skillfully the musician is playing it. The question that needs answering isn’t ever ‘who acts better.’ It is easy to seize upon the worst of groups—but every group is a collection of individuals, and every individual is flawed. Some are contrary, some are outright liars when they say that they believe in something. So every action has to be assessed against what someone claims they believe, not simply seen as a result of it.” He shrugged. “Does that make sense? You should never judge the sides of an argument simply by who is doing the arguing.”

Davian shook his head. “They obviously didn’t sway you then, so what’s changed?” “Me, I suppose.” Tal shrugged at Davian’s look. “Sometimes it’s not the message. It’s the timing.”

“You were tempted, but you made the right decision in the end. That’s what matters.” “Only because of you.” “Your choices, Tal. Always your choices. Influences don’t get blame or credit.”

They had fallen into a rhythm of sorts since the first wave of creatures had boiled out of the mists: Davian held the bridge with his abilities, and Wirr stayed back near Asha—warning Davian via his own ability of any creatures that looked like they were slipping past, and providing a last-ditch defense against any of the not-completely-dead ones that Davian didn’t have time to finish off.

I think this is why this series falls flat for me. Characters dont feel like they are developing. Key scenes like this would be an awesome opportunity to SHOW just how far Davian has come with the vessels. Feels like missed opportunity