Unbound (Songs of Chaos, #2)

by Michael R. Miller

Aberanth scoffed. “Oh, child. If only everyone would listen to logic and not their feelings, we could be a damn sight better off.

“That, my young friend, is the only thing more dangerous. To give in. An easy thing to do. In fact, it’s the easiest thing of all. So, sure, give up all hope in the face of adversity. Yet know that if you surrender yourself to that dark void, you will lose your empathy and disconnect from anyone and anything you once cared about. If the world and those in it are so terrible, then why not allow the scourge to win? Why fight if nothing is worth fighting for?”