Unbound (Songs of Chaos, #2)

by Michael R. Miller

And I’ve found that all beings – whether dragon or human – find it impossible to get out of their own way. They have a set of beliefs about the world, about the people or dragons in it, about how things are and how they should be, and anything that counters those beliefs, whether it’s true or whether for good, doesn’t matter – they will resist it with every fiber of their being. Even to their own detriment. To change would be worse.

Osric could not be exonerated, but nothing would be resolved by nursing animosity.