Bound (Book of the Ancestor, #2.5)

by Mark Lawrence

With sufficient gravitas even the wildest of lies can be made to sound plausible.

The vicious intrigue and genteel fencing of the aristocracy that unfolded year by year across the marbled floors of grand ballrooms, at society weddings and engagements, celebrations of wealth to which the Sis flocked.

“Sister Apple teaches you to lie. She teaches you how to sell that lie. Flattery, kindness, and fair words will often do the job.

If they are to be learned by the heart rather than by the head they cannot be sugared like a lie. If they are to form the foundation of a faith they must be discovered not delivered. Sister Wheel makes you discover revelation. Whether that is her intention or not is of no matter.”

But the fact is that few people are able to see value in the words of someone they truly dislike. Have your own opinions spoken back to you by someone you despise and you will likely begin to find fault.

“It is important, when killing a novice, to ensure you bring a force of sufficient size.”