The Ruin of Kings (A Chorus of Dragons #1)

by Jenn Lyons

can’t do anything to free these people.” “That’s true if you believe it, but make no mistake—it is only true because you believe it.”

No story I’d heard of a dragon—of how big they are, how fierce, how deadly, how terrifying—did justice to the reality. This creature would decimate armies. No lone idiot riding a horse and carrying a spear ever stood a chance.

You may not have a lot of options, but you still have the freedom to choose.”

Do you think fortune will favor you because your cause is just and your heart is full of vengeance? As you said yourself, he is a monster. One does not slay a monster with good intentions.”

That’s the problem with ‘royalty,’ you know. It rests on the laughable idea that your body, your bloodline, is worthier of virtue than your skills, your intellect, your soul. And

But real evil, insidious evil, is what lets us just walk away from another person’s pain and say, well, that’s none of my business.”