Soulbinder (Spellslinger #4)

by Sebastien de Castell

Hope is a wondrous island upon whose shores we all wish to tread. Be wary though, that when you find your eyes drawn to that distant horizon, you remember to look down once in a while … —Stupid Argosi proverb

the second lesson you learn as an outlaw is that the more appealing a person is, the worse they usually turn out to be.

The world’s a lot less complicated if you just remember how rotten it is.